S&P 500 companies return $1 trillion to shareholders in tax-cut surge

S&P 500 companies have returned a record $1 trillion to shareholders over the past year, helped by a recent surge in dividends and stock buybacks following sweeping corporate tax cuts introduced by Republicans, a report on Friday showed.

S&P 500 companies return $1 trillion to shareholders in tax-cut surge

S&P 500 companies have returned a record $1 trillion to shareholders over the past year, helped by a recent surge in dividends and stock buybacks following sweeping corporate tax cuts introduced by Republicans, a report on Friday showed.

This is what everyone except the GOP was saying would happen.