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Cliffs’ CEO calls share buybacks better use of money than deals

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Cleveland-Cliffs’ top boss says buying back shares make more sense than takeovers — a view that underpins the US steelmaker’s decision to repurchase as much as $1.5-billion in stock. “Buying our own stock is clearly a better use of capital than any M&A opportunities at current valuations — so that’s our primary focus,” CEO Lourenco Goncalves said Monday in the company’s first-quarter earnings statement.
 
 
 
 
 

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