The Economics of Stock Buybacks

Fortunately, Erica York, a senior economist at the Tax Foundation, nicely shows why stock buybacks often make sense. They tend to happen when a firm doesn’t have better investment options. Stock sellers can then use the funds to invest in firms that do have better investment options. Oh, and by the way, who owns a […]
“Bank management must be investigated”

Throughout our history, the US has always had a dysfunctional banking system. There was never a golden age of American banking. That doesn’t mean the system was always in crisis, but the potential for crises was always there. (Even in the 1970s.) This isn’t Canada. There are many problems with the US banking system, but […]