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		lovich on Nov 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Speed, scale and reliability: 25 years of Google d... When the agents employed by investors would be harmed by releasing capital back, which is guaranteed since so many people’s compensation is in the form of stock and returning capital leads to decreasing stock value, why would those agents ever return the capital voluntarily?

HDThoreaun on Nov 4, 2024 | [–]

Buybacks increase stock price. Nvidia has a tiny dividend but most shareholder returns are in the form of buybacks.

eru on Nov 4, 2024 | [–]

Have you heard of stock buybacks?

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