Biden Calls on CEOs to Refrain From Stock Buybacks for This Year

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Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden called on chief executives of U.S. publicly traded corporations to not buy back any company stock this year as the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic.

In a tweet Friday, the former vice president said stock buybacks would hurt workers at a time when unemployment was rising dramatically.