Stock buybacks are the most transparently ludicrous way companies puff up their own valuation. I honestly can't believe analysts take it as a serious measure of health; surely a company whose principal means of driving stock prices is essentially financial sleight of hand should be devalued by those who pay attention to such things.

...is whether anyone is paying attention to the connections between NSO/OSY and the Israeli state. It's not a great look to have American companies put in the position of gatekeeping whether foreign surveillance of USPersons is okay or not.