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		OnyeaboAduba on April 23, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Announces 7 For 1 Stock Split It might but I dont see how M&A helps the general public.You could make a argument that they have a negative effect actually.

atlbeer on April 24, 2014 [–]

It creates instant millionaires that want to buy houses, cars and start new companies.

It basically converts an illiquid business asset for a person(s) and concerts it to a liquid asset.

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