NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Companies have been repatriating earnings in order to boost revenue, as in the case of Lululemon , to increase available U.S. cash as in the case of eBay , or to smooth over the costs of restructuring as in the case of Staples — but shareholders rarely see a benefit. Repatriation is a necessary evil for all companies that sell goods or services outside the U.S. The word …
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