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What does this mean to you? Not all buybacks are bullish. Look for one that takes place when the stock is depressed and the buyback is funded out of operations, asset sales or reserves. Ongoing buybacks can be good, providing a constant source of demand. But any buyback that merely offsets dilution from options should be dismissed as meaningless, possibly even harmful--unless you're the one with the stock options...
...beginning of the season, the Crimson's largest liability was its youth. Now, the underclassmen are a clear asset...
...their Congressional colleagues on emotional and moral grounds. The Senate Republican Conference led the charge, vowing to "kill the death tax" and asserting that "no taxpayer should be visited by the undertaker and the tax collector at the same time." Senators told horror stories of family farmers and asset-heavy small business owners forced to liquidate in order to pay estate tax bills...
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...another boost last month, when earnings reports showed profits trebling in the first half of the year. The surge enabled De Beers to pare down its stockpile of rough diamonds--which, because the company no longer has the ability to set prices, has become a wasting asset. De Beers plans to reduce the stockpile by $1.5 billion next year--and to pump the savings into ad campaigns aimed at fostering consumer demand. The company has also launched an aggressive effort to tap new sources for gems. Last month De Beers bought Vancouver-based Winspear Diamonds, which owns a prized deposit...