If I might revive this one (and go over my daily limit of 3):
Doug wrote earlier
> >In the third quarter of 2001, U.S. >corporations paid out over 88% of
> >their profits in dividends, the >highest payout ratio since the >early
> 1930s (when firms continued >paying dividends even though they >were
losing
> money).
> >Doug
Has then been much movement in the area of stock buy backs in the past two quarters?
Charles Jannuzi