repurchase
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Strategy also said Monday that it didn’t sell any preferred or common shares last week, but also did not buy back any shares under its current repurchase program.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Analysts trace the genesis of Stretch’s current distress to May, when Strategy tapped its cash reserve to repurchase $1.5 billion in zero-coupon convertible senior notes due in 2029.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The company said it could also sell bitcoin to “additionally fund repurchases of Digital Credit Securities or Class A common stock” under repurchase programs that were just announced.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Reformation said it expects to use proceeds from the IPO to partially repay its debts, as well as to repurchase some shares in a synthetic secondary transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Kabuo pulled into a turnout one rainy afternoon and explained to her in grave tones that he intended to repurchase his parents’ property as soon as the chance arose.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Bearish investors can borrow shares they don’t own and sell them, betting that they can be repurchased at a later date for a lower price.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Of the hyperscalers, only Microsoft repurchased stock in the March quarter, and at a roughly equivalent rate to what it had done a year before.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
The bank repurchased $7.2 billion worth of common stock during the first quarter, up from $6.3 billion in the previous quarter and $4.5 billion during the year-earlier quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
Intel repurchased Apollo Global Management’s stake in its Irish chip factory; shares dipped 1.7% in premarket trading.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
After she was recaptured, Ellen was sold to slave traders but was later repurchased by abolitionists and taken north.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Okta has committed to buying back up to $1 billion in stock, and spent $248 million repurchasing shares during the first quarter.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
That’s because companies that are aggressively repurchasing their shares can sometimes hide their anemic revenue growth, which in turn reduces the likelihood that they can significantly increase their dividends in ensuing years.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
That is the quarterly limit investors agreed to when they committed their capital to the nontraded fund, which provides periodic liquidity by repurchasing some investor shares.
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026
The company’s significant cash pile has drawn attention from investors with Berkshire refraining from repurchasing any of its shares in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
"There are only two reasons for repurchasing such stock," he said crisply.
From Rimrock Trail by Dunn, J. Allan, (Joseph Allan)
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