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ron_spanky t1_j2b2r1n wrote

Funneling $90 billion into market liquidity makes bankers and institutional investors happy. It certainly seems like a company with the resources of apple and 90 billion in “excess cash” could invest in R&D, reinvent the wheel, or any number of world changing alternatives. Throwing the money back to the stock market is a lack of creativity.

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Obvious_Chapter2082 t1_j2bpr38 wrote

With a decade of low interest rates, their investment opportunities are probably tapped out. If shareholders would rather have cash back, I can’t blame Apple for doing that

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FightOnForUsc t1_j2csnwn wrote

I mean i believe reading they sold some bonds in the German market that were like 0% interest or maybe even negative? Like of course they’re gonna take on debt and do stock buybacks, they can already fund whatever R&D they want

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