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How to avoid a share buybacklash

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    • Share buybacks have been around for as long as our oldest and grumpiest millennials, but just as with millennials, no one can agree on whether they are good for business, writes BT columnist Joyce Hooi.
    • Share buybacks have been around for as long as our oldest and grumpiest millennials, but just as with millennials, no one can agree on whether they are good for business, writes BT columnist Joyce Hooi. BT SCREENSHOT
    Joyce Hooi

    Joyce Hooi

    Published Mon, Nov 25, 2024 · 07:00 AM

    In this issue:

    • Navigating the share buyback minefield
    • Will data centres save Singapore’s stock market? 

    Good morning, BT readers. 

    “Buybacklash” isn’t a word, but it should be, given how controversial share buybacks are. 

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