repurchase
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The planned repurchase of 24.07 million shares, or about 3.3% of total shares outstanding, will run from Aug. 20 through Nov. 19, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
With the repurchase announcement, the company is sending a message about its confidence in its prospects over the next several years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The planned repurchase of 24.07 million shares represents about 3.3% of the company’s total shares outstanding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
While it remains to be seen whether the repurchase plan can bolster confidence in the sector over a longer stretch, there are broader forces at work in markets right now that may overwhelm stock-specific ones.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 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 conglomerate struck a $6.8 billion deal, repurchased Berkshire shares and was a net buyer of other stocks while more than doubling quarterly profit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The company repurchased 478 Class A shares and more than 8 million Class B shares in May and June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
Berkshire Hathaway repurchased only $235 million of stock in the first quarter, a minimal amount relative to its $1 trillion market value.
From Barron's ● May 3, 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
He expects Micron could authorize a buyback program in the low-$20 billion range, though the company likely wouldn’t begin repurchasing stock before December.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
The rest of the transfer was carried out by selling the gold in New York, and repurchasing it in London, the bank said, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Those companies tend to return gobs of cash to shareholders, repurchasing a lot of their shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
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
And Beauchene had even reserved to himself the right of repurchasing that share within a certain period.
From Fruitfulness by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
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