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Buybacks don't benefit business

Arguments for them don't pass muster

Paul Harris
Are buybacks shareholder returns?

Are buybacks shareholder returns?

Recent years have seen the shareholders of precious metals producers demand capital discipline to improve company balance sheets, and the return of excess cash, which several companies have been happy...

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