eli5: what are stock buybacks, why are they generally considered a bad thing (for most of us), and what’s the rationale for having it?
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The company is buying its own stock back in the market. It’s not necessarily “bad” it can raise the price of the stock. But some people believe that instead of buying stocks back they should invest that money into the employees and/or improvements, or R&D.
There are some other tricky things I think can happen to like tax breaks and stuff. Corporate bonds also have some slimy things businesses can do with them as well. I’m sure someone else will have a better answer than me with this
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