Buyback

Stocks close higher on hopeful signs for the economy

2013-05-17 14:12:00

Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday. A gauge of future economic activity rose more than analysts had expected, as did a measure of consumer confidence, adding to evidence that the economy is steadily...

Rebel shareholder buying more Apple stock following buyback plans

2013-05-07 12:37:00

Just months after leading a shareholder revolt against Apple, hedge fund manager David Einhorn revealed on Tuesday that he's been buying more stock in the company.� In a conference call with investors of Greenlight Capital, Einhorn confirmed that the...

Stocks power through April

2013-04-30 15:37:00

NEW YORK — The market wasn't supposed to go this far, this fast. Just a few months ago, Wall Street analysts predicted this year's stock rally would level off given the strong run-up seen in the first three months of the year. They held out hope...

Has the Apple stock 'slingshot' begun?

2013-04-29 09:50:00

This post has been updated. Back in December, while I was�writing a story about the extraordinary volatility of Apple's stock, one trader used the term "Apple slingshot" to describe the ups and downs of its shares.� Basically, the idea is that the...

Apple to spend $100 billion to buy back shares, raise dividend

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Apple Inc. will spend an unprecedented $100 billion to buy back shares and increase its dividend — a not-so-subtle attempt to appease jittery investors who have seen the company's stock plunge by nearly half in recent months. Although the...

Apple's record $60-billion stock buyback cheers investors

2013-04-23 16:29:00

Apple released its second-quarter earnings Tuesday, but investors were more excited by the company's eye-popping $60-billion stock buyback. The buyback goes down as the largest share repurchase in history, funded by Apple’s massive cash hoard,...

Apple posts solid revenue, first quarterly profit drop since 2003

2013-04-23 14:10:00

Apple released its fiscal second-quarter earnings, reporting better-than-expected revenue but the first year-over-year quarterly profit decline since 2003. The company posted profit of $9.5 billion, or $10.09 a share, and revenue of $43.6 billion....

Live Chat: Apple profit dips but its stock surges on buyback plan

2013-04-23 14:25:00

Apple's stock is on a tear following the electronics giant's announcement it would buy back $60 billion in stock and boost its dividend 15% to $3.05 a share. The huge buyback plan and dividend increase eclipsed a somewhat disappointing second-quarter...

5 things to watch when Apple reports its second-quarter earnings

2013-04-23 07:00:00

When it comes to Apple's earnings, you can always bank on absolutely never hearing about the things you most want to hear about. Apple TV? IWatch? Cheaper iPhone? IRadio? Forget any mention of future goodies.� PHOTOS: The top smartphones of 2013�...

Energy stocks lead a turnaround on Wall Street

2013-04-22 14:08:00

Investors remained cautious at the start of a big week for company earnings on Wall Street. About a third of the companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, including Exxon Mobil and Apple, are reporting earnings this week. Analysts currently expect...

Avery Dennison sticking to products with growth potential

2013-04-22 00:00:00

Most people have probably encountered Avery Dennison Corp. products without even knowing it. The Pasadena company makes self-adhesive labels used on a wide variety of consumer goods: beer and wine bottles, shampoo and personal care items,...

Fed stress tests show biggest banks could survive deep recession

2013-03-07 14:05:00

WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest banks as a group could withstand a severe recession and are much better positioned for blunting economic shocks than before the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve said Thursday in releasing the latest round of...

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn says he's happy with Apple's plans to buy back more of its stock and increase its dividends.

2013-02-07 00:00:00

Herbalife says it plans to buy back shares, a sign that management thinks the stock is undervalued. The company is in the midst of a fight with activist hedge-fund manager William Ackman.

2013-01-10 00:00:00

ExxonMobil led all U.S. companies in stock buybacks in the first quarter

2012-06-27 11:39:00