Analysis

Stock Buyback Ban Could Shrink Defense Industrial Base

By Madeline Lyskawa ( January 16, 2026, 9:09 PM EST) -- The Trump administration's move to bar defense contractors from buying back their stock or paying shareholder dividends if they are underperforming on their contracts could make companies reconsider working with the U.S. government and counteract the administration's stated goals....

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