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February 24, 2022

Do Stock Buybacks Really Shrink Capital Spending?

Thanks to soaring corporate cash, capex has improved lately, but share repurchases still overshadow it.

By Larry Light

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Tags: Boeing, capex, Capital Expenditure Special Report 2022, capital spending, cash reserves, David Levy, Elizabeth Warren, Gary Shilling, Great Recession, Lehman Brothers, Merck, Michael Jensen, Pandemic, Pfizer, shareholder value, stock buybacks, William Lazonick

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