HP Fires Employees, Buys Back Shares

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HP Fires 55,000 Employees, Buys Back Shares Jewlett Packard’s actions illustrates an unintended consequence of artificially low interest rates. Companies get a better return on investment buying back shares than hiring employees or investing in capital equipment. Buying back a company’s own shares is so attractive, it even makes sense to fire employees and reinvest Read More →