News tagged with stock buybacks

IBM raises dividend, approves stock buyback

(AP) -- IBM Corp. is raising its quarterly dividend and repurchasing $7 billion more of its stock under a new buyback program.

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Qualcomm ups dividend, approves up to $4B buyback

(AP) -- Mobile phone chip-maker Qualcomm Inc. said Tuesday that its board approved the increase of its quarterly dividend by 16 percent to 25 cents and up to $4 billion in stock buybacks.

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Motorola Solutions buying $1.17B shares from Icahn

(AP) -- Motorola Solutions Inc. is buying about $1.17 billion of its stock back from billionaire investor Carl Icahn.

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eBay may use Skype money for acquisitions: CEO

EBay may use some of the $2.4 billion it will receive from the sale of its stake in Skype to make acquisitions, the chief executive of the online auction giant said in an interview published Monday.

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IBM lifts dividend 15 pct, sets $8B stock buyback

(AP) -- International Business Machines Corp.'s board has approved an $8 billion stock buyback and a 15 percent boost in its quarterly dividend.

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created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Yahoo board approves up to $3 billion of buybacks

(AP) -- The board of Yahoo Inc. has approved plans to repurchase up to $3 billion in stock over the next three years.

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Microsoft to raise $3.75B in first debt offering

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. priced a $3.75 billion debt offering on Monday, a first for the world's largest software maker.

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