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Industry Focus
Tech: Buybacks & Share Counts
Dec 02, 2016 (19:26)
Facebook recently announced a $6 billion share buyback authorization, but investors shouldn’t expect to see the company’s total shares outstanding dip any time soon. We explain why and draw on a couple other examples to show how buybacks are generally used a little differently in tech.
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