Share buybacks have probably been the single largest component of 2019's market rise. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=2019+stock+market+pu

Share buybacks have probably been the single largest component of 2019's market rise. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=2019+stock+market+purchases+share+buybacks https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=2019+st... in particular: "This Stock Market Rally Has Everything, Except Investors" from the NYT.