Stock Buybacks Are Popular, The Inflation Reduction Act Could Change That

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 05: Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) talks to reporters … [+] following the weekly Democratic Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol March 05, 2019 ...

Apple Starts Four-Part Bond Sale to Fund Buybacks, Dividends

(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. is tapping the high-grade bond market with a sale in as many as four parts. Most Read from Bloomberg The longest portion of the offering, a 40-year security, may yield a...

Citi Beats Estimates With Trading Revenue, Pauses Buybacks

(Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. is collecting a windfall from tumultuous international markets, even as a dimming economic outlook and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pose billions of dollars in risks...

JPMorgan shares nosedive as bank misses earnings and pauses buybacks

On July 14, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) reported its earnings for the second quarter. The bank missed estimates for both revenue and EPS ($2.76 EPS vs. $2.89), while the net income reported wa...

JPMorgan Halts Share Buybacks as Earnings Miss Estimates

(Bloomberg) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. temporarily suspended share buybacks and reported second-quarter results that fell short of analysts’ estimates, driving the stock lower. Most Read from Bl...

JPMorgan says the market bottom is near as corporate buybacks skyrocket — here are 3 high-upside stocks to play that bullish sentiment

JPMorgan says the market bottom is near as corporate buybacks skyrocket — here are 3 high-upside stocks to play that bullish sentiment Stocks have fallen quite a bit in 2022. If you are wondering wher...

Dividend Stocks With the Biggest Payout Ratios Outperform Buybacks

For more than 20 years, stocks with strong dividend payout ratios have acquitted themselves well against two important groups: companies that pay less of their earnings in dividends and firms that rep...

Galaxy Digital board approves share buybacks as its stock price tanks

Galaxy Digital announced in an update on Wednesday that it would commence a share buyback program of approximately 10.6 million shares, or 10% of the company’s public float.  The crypto investme...

Exxon’s Investments Are Paying Off. Expect Big Dividends, Buybacks.

Text size Exxon has been investing in its refining business while others in the industry have been holding back. Eric Thayer/Getty Images Exxon Mobil has zigged where other giant energy companies have...

Berkshire Hathaway First Quarter Operating Profits Edged Higher as Buybacks Slowed

Berkshire Hathaway made a big bet on other stocks in the first quarter, and energy was a favorite. Warren Buffett’s company bought $51.1 billion worth of equities in the quarter, according to the comp...

Barclays beats expectations but suspends buybacks after U.S. trading blunder

A branch of Barclays Bank is seen, in London, Britain, February 23, 2022. Peter Nicholls | Reuters LONDON — Barclays on Thursday said it had suspended its planned share buyback program on the back of ...

HSBC warns further buybacks ‘unlikely’ as war and slowing Asian growth hit profits

HSBC’s profits fell by more than a quarter in the first three months of the year, as Europe’s largest lender increased reserves for bad loans in response to war in Ukraine and slowing growth in its co...

Why Apple’s Stock Buybacks and Its Dividend Could Get a Big Boost

Text size Apple stock has faced headwinds in 2022 but is still up 26% from this time a year ago. Dreamstime Apple ’s quarterly earnings reports frequently hog the spotlight on days when they drop. The...

Starbucks Radioactive after CEO Suspends Buybacks

Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) shareholders cheered news that founder Howard Schultz would return as interim CEO but had second thoughts after his first official act on Monday was to suspend the highly popula...

Starbucks Founder Schultz Suspends Share Buybacks on Return

(Bloomberg) — Starbucks Corp. founder Howard Schultz suspended a share-buyback plan to mark the start of his latest spell as chief executive officer, saying the cash could be better spent on sto...

New Starbucks CEO terminates stock buybacks on his first day

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) terminated its share repurchase programme on Monday to invest more into “our people” and “our stores”. Shares slid 5.0%.    Ratio...

Starbucks stock falls as CEO Howard Schultz suspends share buybacks

Howard Schultz, Chairman of Starbucks at the grand opening of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai, China on Dec. 5th, 2017. Justin Solomon | CNBC Howard Schultz’s first day back at the he...

These 10 S&P 500 Stocks Have Solid Dividends, Not Just Big Buybacks

Last week’s Income Investing column focused on shareholder yield, which combines dividends with stock buybacks, by sector. This week, Barron’s decided to drill down and look at the shareholder yields ...

Biden’s proposal to restrict buybacks ‘doesn’t make a lot of sense’

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White House Plans To Target Stock Buybacks Will Send Executive Pay Even Higher

NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 2: Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York … [+] Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the closing bell, February 2, 2018 in New York City. The Dow...

Alibaba Hikes Buybacks to $25 Billion as Crackdown Signals Ease

(Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ramped up its share buyback program to $25 billion, expanding that arsenal for a second time in less than a year to stanch a $470 billion loss of value d...

The truth about record-high stock buybacks: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Friday, March 18, 2022 Stock buybacks attract a lo...

Bitcoin mining hardware maker Canaan announces up to $100 million in new stock buybacks

advertisement Canaan, one of the largest bitcoin mining hardware makers, announced a stock buyback program of up to $100 million. The company said in a statement that stock performance had been impact...

GE Shows Why Stock Buybacks Aren’t Always as Good as Dividends

Text size GE’s net debt now amounts to 2.5 times Ebitda, compared with an average of 2 times for industrial companies in the S&P 500. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images News that General Elec...

Verizon Has Plans for Faster Growth. Stock Buybacks Are Coming Closer.

Text size Hans Vestberg, Verizon’s CEO. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Verizon Communications could be poised to deliver faster growth in profits and revenue, making possible continued dividend inc...

DCG Authorizes Additional $250 Million for Share Buybacks

Alex Dovbnya Digital Currency Group has announced another buyback program, which covers a slew of the trusts offered by cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Cryptocurrency conglomerate Digital Curre...

AMD Stock Is Rising. Investors Are Cheering More Buybacks.

Advanced Micro Devices stock jumped on Friday, the morning after the chip maker unveiled a new $8 billion buyback program. The stock’s newest bull sees more good things coming. AMD (ticker: AMD) said ...

15 Buyback Monsters To Power You Through 2022

getty getty Just a few years ago, stock buybacks were a political punching bag. Ultra-low interest rates and borrowing costs, courtesy of the Federal Reserve, were contributing to the record-breaking ...

BP Posts Bumper Profit and New Round of Buybacks

Text size BP Exploration Alaska headquarters Getty Images Surging oil and gas prices last year helped BP post its highest profit since 2012, allowing the company to reduce debt and announce more share...

Facebook Parent Meta Ramped Up Stock Buybacks at a Bad Time

Text size Meta’s record $19.2 billion of share repurchases in the fourth quarter amounted to 2% of the company’s shares outstanding. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg picked...