The stock ploy undermining the US economy By: CNBC.com News September 08, 2015 at 09:57 AM EDT Paper profits on repurchased stocks has fooled the market. Productivity lags, and corporate investment in fixed assets is at its lowest in 60 years. Read More >> Related Stocks: AT&T Inc Advisorshares Wilshire Buyback ETF Apple Atlantic Power Corp International Business Machines PepsiCo Qualcomm, Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.