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akira2501 ◴[] No.42198624[source]
An entire department was just rendered useless. I genuinely don't feel bad.
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_DeadFred_ ◴[] No.42198825[source]
It was funny watching the warrior whatever site back in the day when Panda came along. Love when these people get their horrible business models kneecapped.

Now let's make corporate stock manipulation illegal again and ban corporate stock buybacks. Talk about a purely manipulative business strategy.

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red_trumpet ◴[] No.42198845[source]
What's the problem with stock buybacks?
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notyourwork ◴[] No.42198951[source]
Nothing directly, it just sounds bad at face value.
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_DeadFred_ ◴[] No.42199488[source]
'Stock manipulation is cool, especially when you change executives pay structure to be based purely on said manipulation. Totally creates healthy incentives not perverse ones.'
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1. l33t7332273 ◴[] No.42200338[source]
It’s a way to return money to share holders.