Buybacks and dividends can be ways to distribute excess cash and compensate shareholders. Given a choice, most investors will choose a dividend over higher-value stock; many rely on the regular payouts that dividends provide.
For that very reason, companies can be wary of establishing a dividend program. Once shareholders get used to the payouts, it is difficult to discontinue or reduce them—even when that's probably the best thing to do. That said, the majority of profitable companies do pay dividends.
Buybacks do benefit all shareholders to the extent that, when stock is repurchased, shareholders get market value, plus a premium from the company. And if the stock price then rises, those that sell their shares in the open market will see a tangible benefit. Other shareholders who do not sell their shares now may see the price drop and not realize the benefit when they ultimately sell their shares at some point in the future.
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$Norwegian Cruise (NCLH.US)$
Reasons ?
1. Overextended on Bollingerbands
2. Shooting star candlestick
3. Selling pressure increasing
I think this is just a pullback to breakout at 26.32.. From there let's see

$Airbnb (ABNB.US)$ The stock reached the 177 target measured from the double bottom base (130-153). This is also the 50% retracement of the 220 to 130 downswing. The stock could potentially consolidate before resuming the upswing.

$International Paper (IP.US)$ I'm watching IP this week for a weekly entry trigger at 57.70 (last weeks high). If that trigger is met, I'll look for it to reach a magnitude of 59.13 (week before last weeks high). If it can reach magnitude, then it could also continue up to previous highs. Just look out for exhaustion risk to the upside if it continues up after the original 57.70 magnitude.

$Tesla (TSLA.US)$ breakout Resistance 760 and fly to the moon, KTAB M also turn green in 5 mins chart

$Futu Holdings Ltd (FUTU.US)$ Make money on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and have a higher chance of losing money on Thursdays and Fridays

$BABA-W (09988.HK)$ U.S. futures are falling tight, who knows what price that Baba will fall to tonight

$TENCENT (00700.HK)$ I think it’s okay for Tencent to double down. But if you want to double down in the short term, well that would be pretty hard

$Hang Seng TECH Index (800700.HK)$ This short-term low point is unquestionable. Whether the upward channel can be opened depends on the trend of tomorrow. One day is the release of emotions, two days is stabilization, and more than three days is the trend.