we'll talk to the host of "flipping boston," dave seymour. take a look at u.s.appily in the green. we're back in a moment. >>> welcome back to "squawk box." here's what's making headlines this morning. a new study showing s&p 500 companies cutting back on capital spending over the past decade and increasing the amount of money that was funneled back to shareholders. particularly true of companies targeted by activist investors. no surprise there, i don't think. we've seen a lot of that. also theater goers bought $1.4 billion in broadway theater tickets for the just ended fiscal year. that's a record. attendance records were also broken with more than 13 million people attending shows. and then there's the sandwich chain we've been talking about this morning. jimmy john's trying to go public. that's according to reuters. the company is said to be in the process of interviewing investment banks for a possible ipo later this year. >>> let's talk about some stocks to watch this morning. brown's shoe beating the street and raising its forecast. the company says it wa

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