Apple prepares for first debt issue

Apple moved Monday toward its first-ever debt issue, filing documents describing plans for bond sales which would be used to pay dividends in an effort to stem its stock slide.

Apple to pay dividend, start stock buybacks

Thirty-six years after its founding, Apple Inc. is finally loosening up its purse strings to reward shareholders directly, by instituting a dividend and share buyback program.

Share buybacks: good, bad or ugly?

Share buybacks are all the rage among the world's companies, to the delight of many shareholders but not of critics who say they are lazy, short-sighted and mostly designed to enrich corporate fat cats.

Best Buy launches electronics 'Buy Back' program

(AP) -- Timing is everything when shopping for gadgets. That's because there's always a possibility that a new version of the smart phone, tablet or other electronic gear will be released soon after you make a purchase.

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