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- Mark Zuckerberg's Meta declared its first dividend and another $50 billion in approved buybacks.
- The social-media giant may just be a cash cow, but it risks signaling its growth is slowing.
- Warren Buffett has flagged the downsides to paying a dividend, and railed against bad buybacks.
Meta announced its first dividend and another $50 billion of authorized stock buybacks in its fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday. The social-media giant is clearly eager to reward its shareholders, but its latest moves could divide investors.