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0 pointsmywittyname6y ago0 comments

Who could have known that using debt to purchase back stock for the purposes of artificially increasing company value without building value would cause a crisis?

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skybrian6y ago

It would be bad if they needed cash and couldn't borrow, but on the other hand borrowing just got cheaper.

What evidence is there that companies who previously bought stock and issued debt are low on cash?

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0 pointsmywittyname6y ago0 comments

Who could have known that using debt to purchase back stock for the purposes of artificially increasing company value without building value would cause a crisis?

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skybrian6y ago

It would be bad if they needed cash and couldn't borrow, but on the other hand borrowing just got cheaper.

What evidence is there that companies who previously bought stock and issued debt are low on cash?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse