00:00Large corporations can inflate their stock value without selling any new physical products to their customers.
00:06This trick relies on share buybacks where companies use corporate cash to destroy their own stock.
00:12By reducing the number of floating shares, the earnings per share metric rises completely automatically.
00:19It is a calculated illusion that makes a dying company look like a growing giant.
00:24High-level executive compensation packages are directly tied to reaching these specific earnings per share targets.
00:31When the board authorizes a massive buyback, they are effectively voting for their own bonuses.
00:38Billions of dollars meant for technical research or worker raises are diverted to stock price manipulation.
00:44Your local branch closes and wages remain stagnant while the C-suite triggers their private payouts.
00:50This mechanism allows corporate insiders to extract wealth while the actual business foundation slowly hollows.
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