Trump says he will not permit dividends and stock buybacks for defense companies

    https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/01/07/trump-dividends-stock-buybacks-defense-companies.html

    Posted by GMEThrowaway2

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    1. GMEThrowaway2 on

      I am curious to get some opinions on this. I am not knowledgeable on the stock market, has limiting a company’s dividends happened before?

    2. Necromancer2k8 on

      I’m guessing this is a precursor to pull an intel govt buy-in at some point on these companies.

    3. CleverInternetName8b on

      Oh if he said it it must be something that will happen

      Fucking hell can the media use like 3 goddamned brain cells of critical thinking

    4. There is another article about large investors are not permitted to buy single family homes.

    5. Next headline: Venezuelan oil money used to buy shares in defense companies. Dividend ban is gone

    6. Ordinary_Ticket5856 on

      Someone is desperate for good PR before the midterms. Time to walk out a bunch of bullshit proposals he has zero intention of ever following through on.

    7. Unless they pay a special tax on those dividends and buybacks to a totally legal new department with no suspicious ties to anyone.

    8. FigeaterApocalypse on

      >**It was not initially clear what impact or binding force, if any, Trump’s announcement would have on major defense companies’ financial activities.** The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for additional information.

      Just more old man yells at clouds vibes.

    9. TBF Not the worst thing to come out of trump’s mouth. Complaint is that defense contractor CEO salaries are exorbitant while at the same time they are not delivering to schedule. I find no fault with this. Additionally, he is saying that if they have extra money to spend on dividends or stock buy backs, they ought to use that money to speed up production lines that are behind schedule. Make not make sense operationally as there are likely other contributing factors, but I could get behind this.

    10. Sounds like a Brinks truck is backing up to Mara Lago loading dock from Defense corporations.

    11. raiderwrecked on

      Now do the rest of the American companies for buybacks. Tired of watching these fucks buy back stocks then fire people. Maybe they can use those billions to pay the people who actually make the company run instead of making the rich even richer. Won’t happen but that would be America first.

    12. Believe it when I see it.. sounds like something to drive up support for mid-terms and then a big ol’ nothing burger. Politicians are all liars

    13. FondleMiGrundle on

      So in what way does this enrich Dump-man? Is it just a shakedown for a ballroom bribe?

    14. nemofbaby2014 on

      Then they change what they’re company is by investing in ai startups we’re not a defense company we’re a ai company with dod contracts

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