Stock buybacks top $200 billion in April, the second-highest monthly total since Trump’s tax cuts

Market Wacth2021-05-07

It’s felt like a nonstop barrage of buybacks. April alone saw $209 billion worth of stock repurchases announced by companies, the second-highest month on record behind the $209 billion from June 2018,...

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