share buybacks

A 2% Buyback Tax Could Dampen Share Repurchases
Capital Markets

A 2% Buyback Tax Could Dampen Share Repurchases

Discouraging the practice could also reduce the flow of investor capital to startups with better growth opportunities.
By Vincent Ryan | February 8, 2023
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An S&P 500 Buyback Boom Could Be Just Around The Corner
Investor Relations

An S&P 500 Buyback Boom Could Be Just Around The Corner

In the first quarter of 2021, S&P 500 companies bought back stock at an annual run rate of about $712 billion.
By Vincent Ryan | August 3, 2021
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Fed Clears Banks to Make Payouts Without Limits
Risk & Compliance

Fed Clears Banks to Make Payouts Without Limits

The Fed's three stress tests over the past year "have confirmed that the banking system is strongly positioned to support the ongoing recovery."
By Matthew Heller | June 25, 2021
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Fed Lifts Freeze on Bank Share Repurchases
Risk & Compliance

Fed Lifts Freeze on Bank Share Repurchases

The Fed voted 4-1 to ease restrictions on buybacks and dividends it had imposed to ensure banks preserved capital amid the coronavirus pandemic.
By Matthew Heller | December 21, 2020
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Fed Clamps Down on Bank Capital Distributions
Risk & Compliance

Fed Clamps Down on Bank Capital Distributions

The regulator is seeking to “ensure large banks remain resilient despite the economic uncertainty" from the coronavirus pandemic.
By Matthew Heller | June 26, 2020
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Share Buybacks: Who Really Benefits?
Risk & Compliance

Share Buybacks: Who Really Benefits?

Corporations should exist for a greater purpose than maximizing value to shareholders — and executives.
By Sviatoslav Rosov and Kurt Schacht | January 5, 2018
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Markets Fairly Grade Share Buybacks
Risk & Compliance

Markets Fairly Grade Share Buybacks

Instead of debating whether to ban share repurchases, we should focus on how to exclude the impact of buybacks from executive compensation.
By Jiakai Chen | January 4, 2018
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Are Rising Dividend Payouts Backed By Cash?
Working Capital

Are Rising Dividend Payouts Backed By Cash?

“Firms are only capable of sustainably maintaining their dividend payouts provided they are generating sufficient free cash flow,” researchers contend.
By David Katz | January 3, 2018
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Buyback Totals Demonstrate Restraint
Investor Relations

Buyback Totals Demonstrate Restraint

Second-quarter data for S&P 500 companies show a pullback in share repurchases compared with the first quarter.
By Vincent Ryan | September 26, 2017
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How to Tell Good Buybacks from Bad Ones
Investor Relations

How to Tell Good Buybacks from Bad Ones

Buyback ROI, a tool first introduced on CFO.com, can be used by executives and investors to determine when buybacks are more likely to be successful.
By Gregory V. Milano and Joseph Theriault | May 5, 2017
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JetBlue Stock Soars on Share Buyback Boost
Strategy

JetBlue Stock Soars on Share Buyback Boost

The airline is doubling its repurchase program as checked bag fees and higher fares have generated an unexpected windfall.
By Matthew Heller | December 13, 2016
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In Tech, It’s How Well You Invest that Matters
Planning

In Tech, It’s How Well You Invest that Matters

What seems to matter most is not how much you invest but how well you invest.
By Gregory V. Milano, David Fedigan, and Arshia Chatterjee | July 5, 2016
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Sotheby’s Reshuffles Cash to Fund Share Buyback
Strategy

Sotheby’s Reshuffles Cash to Fund Share Buyback

The auction house is eliminating its dividend and repatriating foreign earnings as it increases its share repurchase program by $200 million.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | January 25, 2016
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Kroger Announces Stock Split, Dividend Hike
Investor Relations

Kroger Announces Stock Split, Dividend Hike

Supermarket chain's CEO says its investor-friendly moves reflect a "blockbuster" 2014 and confidence in its long-term performance.
By Matthew Heller | June 26, 2015
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Share Buybacks Boosting Big Firm Bond Deals
Investor Relations

Share Buybacks Boosting Big Firm Bond Deals

Repurchases or dividends were listed as among the use of proceeds in $58 billion of recent bond issues.
By Matthew Heller | June 22, 2015
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