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BUYBACKS REBOUND FROM FINANCIAL CRISIS LOWS

Worried about the future, many companies moved to buy back their own stock this year. In 2011, buybacks are up 49 percent, with this year on track to reach $ 540 billion in buyback authorizations, according to Birinyi Associates. That would be the third-highest tally in U.S. history after 2006 ($655 billion) and 2007 ($863 … Leggi il seguito