Is it good or bad that U.S. corporations are buying back their own shares? It's an important question, because buybacks have become the preferred way for companies to disgorge cash to shareholders. In 2018, S&P 500 companies bought back a record $806 billion worth of shares, a 55% leap from the year before. They're on track to buy back about $740 billion worth this year, the second most ever, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices senior index analyst Howard Silverblatt.
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机译：美国公司购买自己的股票是好还是坏的？这是一个重要的问题，因为回购已成为公司讨厌股东现金的首选方式。 2018年，标准普尔500点公司购买了价值80.6亿美元的股票，从前一年中跃升了55％。根据S＆P Dow Jones Indices的称，他们今年的价格为今年购买约7.40亿美元的价值，这是霍华德Silverblatt的第二高。
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