Last year alone, US companies authorized more than $600 billion of share buybacks – an impressive amount by any measure, and a record high. Moreover, many companies boosted their quarterly dividend payouts to shareholders.
光是在去年，美国公司就实施了6,000多亿美元的股票回购——不管用何种指标衡量都是令人惊讶的数字，也是历史之最。此外，许多公司提高了季度股利分红。这一趋势在2014年前两个月依然存在。