Investors, including pension and retirement funds, like the buybacks. But critics of big corporations call the practice ‘paper manipulation’ to enrich executives and big shareholders.
Carol Semple
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Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack
Russia seized the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and has used it to launch attacks against Ukraine in the war that began nearly 6 months ago.
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Ex-cop who testified against friend avoids prison for Jan. 6
Prosecutors did not seek prison time for the former Virginia police officer, pointing to his substantial cooperation and trial testimony and saying it came at ‘great personal cost.’
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Rudy Giuliani is targeted in Georgia criminal probe of 2020 election
The revelation that Giuliani, an outspoken Trump defender, could face criminal charges from the investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis edges the probe closer to the former president.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
New England farmers face new challenges as drought follows drought
Huge meanders of the jet stream, or air current, get stuck in place, locking in extreme weather events that can alternately be associated with extreme heat and drought in one location and extreme rainfall in another.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Tuesday’s elections: Cheney in trouble while Palin eyes comeback
Donald Trump has targeted Rep. Liz Cheney, making her ouster a top priority, endorsing a challenger and traveling to Wyoming to try to seal the deal.
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Kenya’s William Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos
But just before the results were announced, 4 of the 7 electoral commissioners told journalists they could not support the ‘opaque nature’ of the final phase of the vote-verification process.
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Former presidential yacht to be restored at Maine boatyard
Behind the scenes, workers have created a three-dimensional model of the Sequoia because the original design plans couldn’t be found.
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Here’s what Biden’s big bill includes on climate, health care, deficit reduction
The package will touch countless American lives with longtime party proposals.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Investigation blames human error for Seabrook nuclear plant siren
The announcements sent some beachgoers scrambling but officials said that there was no emergency nor danger to the public.