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kaibee on March 20, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Intel to Receive $8.5B in Grants to Build Chip Pla...

Stock-buy backs are basically just dividends with a better tax treatment.

consumer451 on March 20, 2024 [–]

There is also the benefit to any exec whose compensation is related to a rising stock price, right?

s1artibartfast on March 20, 2024 | [–]

That depends on the comp structure.

Usually comp structures look at multiple metrics that owners want to see. Owners prefer stock price to dividends, so they reward it more.

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