thats capitalism / stock buybacks should be illegal (titles only, medium bullet list) By Bree Royce - September 19, 2024 9:12 AM 0 • Microsoft inflates its stock price through a $60B buyback of shares in the shadow of 650 layoffs • Former Sony exec suggests breadless game devs eat cake, Ubisoft investor demands more layoffs • Sony is laying off nearly a thousand workers, 8% of its global workforce, following $1.5B stock buyback • An investor group is trying to mangle Daybreak’s EG7 for shareholder payouts • WAPO says Activision-Blizzard execs profited from dodgy but legal stock sale
• Sony is laying off nearly a thousand workers, 8% of its global workforce, following $1.5B stock buyback