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
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
Strategy’s decision in May to use its cash reserve to repurchase $1.5 billion in zero-coupon convertible senior notes due in 2029 proved costly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Builders would also need to reel in spending on land to keep cash flow strong and repurchase shares to drive per-share earnings growth, he adds.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 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 $2.2 billion in stock during the second quarter and allocated $1.1 billion to dividend payments, having poured $54.6 billion into capital returns since launching its program in 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
The median bank in the group repurchased 1% of its shares, Goldberg wrote in a client note.
From Barron's ● May 12, 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
Those companies tend to return gobs of cash to shareholders, repurchasing a lot of their shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Google parent Alphabet didn’t buy back any stock in the latest quarter, after repurchasing around $15.1 billion in the same period a year before.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
Additionally, Intel also agreed to buy back full control of its chip factory in Ireland last week by repurchasing Apollo Global Management’s stake in the venture.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
BDCs trading at discounts of 10% or more—and especially those at 25%-plus discounts—ought to be repurchasing stock.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 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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