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
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
Strategy said Monday it would repurchase as much as $1 billion of its preferred shares and up to $1 billion of its Class A common stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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 $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
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
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 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
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
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
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
And with an eager face Nicholas began to speak of the possibility of repurchasing Otradnoe before long, and added: "Another ten years of life and I shall leave the children... in an excellent position."
From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
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