Grumpy Old Geeks Topics Stock buybacks Topic Stock buybacks 2 mentions in 1 episode The hosts discuss Apple using profits to repurchase shares and their concerns about effects on workers. Mentions 270: The Mean Cul-de-sacs Aug 6, 2018 26:31 Apple has been using its profits from the tax cut to buy back shares of its own stocks 26:51 There's been a lot of talks about how these buyback schemes from companies are really screwing the workers.