repurchase
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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
Strategy said plans to buy back $1 billion worth of Digital Credit Securities, which refers to its preferred stocks, and to repurchase $1 billion of common stock.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 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
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas raised its benchmark overnight reverse repurchase rate to 4.75% from 4.50% on Thursday, following several of its peers which have tightened policy settings to combat inflationary pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 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
The company repurchased around $100 million of stock in the first quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The fund, managed by Future Standard and private-equity giant KKR, doesn’t have an active stock-buyback program and hasn’t repurchased shares through one since 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
JPMorgan Chase has repurchased $32 billion in stock over the past four quarters, despite CEO Jamie Dimon’s view that the stock is not cheap.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 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
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
The new share buyback program builds on a $470 million repurchasing scheme in fiscal 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“The business is producing significant free cash flow, and management is enhancing per-share value by repurchasing shares at a discount to our estimate of intrinsic value,” says Oakmark investment analyst Joe Pittman.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Free cash flow fell to $10 billion, and Alphabet didn’t buy back shares in the quarter, after repurchasing $15 billion worth in the quarter last year.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Home Depot and Lowe’s have both deployed cash by repurchasing stock over the years, although this has been curtailed during each company’s current fiscal year.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
More than half of this was devoted to repurchasing that part of the estate at Schoenhausen which had been sold when he was a young man.
From Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire by Headlam, James Wycliffe
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