Stock buybacks are set to hit a record $1 trillion this year, even as presidential candidates try to restrict them
10:06am PDT - July 2nd, 2019 jpmorgan - Business InsiderCorporate buyback activity in the first half of 2019 suggests investors could see more than $1 trillion in S&P 500 repurchases this year, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Financial firms have bought back the most stock so far this year, and are exp…