Stock buybacks have been propping up this market for years.....without stock buybacks the markets would be alot lower, but of course no one would believe that one...all these high earnings year over year are in part of stock buybacks. Most compnies would have stagnant earnings year over year, but thanks to trillions of dollars worth of buybacks the ultimate prop job after fed intervention has been stock buybacks!!!
And just to let everyone know...stock buybacks were once ILLEGAL!!!