{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6478a825654260001190a7cb/65cbc8dcbf831900165cfc6f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Are dividends back?","description":"<p>Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta just announced its first-ever dividend, which is something that rapidly growing tech companies rarely do. Dividends have been shunned in favour of corporate buybacks for decades. Is this a sign of change in the relationship between shareholders and corporations? Today on the show, we discuss the return of the dividend. Also we short internet tests, and go long frazzled-Englishwoman aesthetic.</p><p><br></p><p>For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: <a href=\"https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Ethan Wu (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ethanywu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ethanywu</a>) and Katie Martin (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/katie_martin_fx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@katie_martin_fx</a>) on X. You can email Ethan at <a href=\"mailto:ethan.wu@ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ethan.wu@ft.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/91522f17-ba64-491e-aaba-03477c4efa46\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times & Pushkin Industries"}