Amna Nawaz
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Why recent stock market gains might not benefit the economy
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August 23, 2018
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6:04Now PlayingThis week has marked the longest uninterrupted stock market gains in U.S. history, thanks in part to a steady economic recovery now nine years old. But another driver is the growth of stock buybacks: companies purchasing their own shares. Whether this practice benefits the larger economy is very much in question. Economics correspondent Paul Solman has more in his weekly series, Making Sense.
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