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Corporate payouts post their smallest increase since 2010.

Corporate payouts post their smallest increase since 2010.

Nobel winner's math suggests S&P 500 is far over-valued; his adherents blame quantitative easing for the imbalance.

Nobel winner's math suggests S&P 500 is far over-valued; his adherents blame quantitative easing for the imbalance.

Analysis shows S&P 500 are spending 95 percent of earnings on share buybacks and dividends.

Analysis shows S&P 500 are spending 95 percent of earnings on share buybacks and dividends.

There are similarities between current stock market trends and the dot-com rally of the late '90s, but valuations aren't nearly as high.