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The Amazing Stock Buyback Phenomenon Continues

This has been a big year for stock buybacks, continuing a return to a trend that started more than two decades ago and was broken only briefly by the crisis in 2008. Focusing just on the S&P 500 companies, buybacks in t…

Looking Ahead to the Q3 Earnings Season: What to Expect

S&P 500 profits have expanded for 12 straight quarters, showing powerful momentum that reaches far beyond Big Tech. That sets a strong backdrop for the start of Q3 earnings season, which begins Thursday, September 10th,…