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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

Surprising Earnings Growth Seen for Fourth Quarter

Surprising Earnings Growth Seen for Fourth Quarter

"Upbeat fourth-quarter results would bolster expectations for a strong rebound in earnings in 2021."

By Matthew Heller | February 4, 2021

Tesla’s S&P 500 Entry to Spark Trading Surge

Credit & Capital

Tesla’s S&P 500 Entry to Spark Trading Surge

“The index has never added such an immensely large stock at the same time that options volumes and open interest are at record highs.”

By Lauren Muskett | December 18, 2020

Why Tesla Puts The S&P Selection Committee ‘In a Real Bind’

Investor Relations

Why Tesla Puts The S&P Selection Committee ‘In a Real Bind’

Even a relatively mild decline in demand could easily push Tesla back into negative income territory.

By Vincent Ryan | August 25, 2020

More CEOs Must Retain Equity Awards Post-Vesting

Risk & Compliance

More CEOs Must Retain Equity Awards Post-Vesting

If current trends hold, eventually stock-retention requirements for CEOs may be almost as universal as equity ownership requirements.

By David McCann | February 3, 2020

Buybacks on Pace to Hit Record Level in 2019

Credit & Capital

Buybacks on Pace to Hit Record Level in 2019

The buyback boom is raising concerns as companies are returning more cash to shareholders than they are generating in free cash flow.

By Matthew Heller | August 1, 2019

Audit Committees Say More About Auditor Choices

Risk & Compliance

Audit Committees Say More About Auditor Choices

Public companies' most recent proxy statements contain more disclosure from their audit committees about the selection and oversight of external auditors.

By David McCann | November 5, 2018

Latest Wall Street Slide Indicates Market Correction

Latest Wall Street Slide Indicates Market Correction

"This is a correction. The question is does it lead to a bear market," says one money manager.

By Matthew Heller | October 25, 2018

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

Do We Remember How to Grow?

Do We Remember How to Grow?

What does your capital deployment strategy say about your growth expectations?

By Frank R. Hopson | May 8, 2017

Corporate Profits Climb 0.5% in 4th Quarter

Corporate Profits Climb 0.5% in 4th Quarter

The gain was the third in four quarters but some analysts are cutting back their forecasts for S&P 500 earnings for the first quarter.

By Matthew Heller | March 31, 2017

S&P 500 Firms Beefing Up Audit Disclosures

Financial Reporting

S&P 500 Firms Beefing Up Audit Disclosures

A survey finds disclosure of information on key areas of external auditor oversight has more than doubled in the past two years.

By Matthew Heller | November 2, 2016

CEO Exits Reach 6-Month High in December

CEO Exits Reach 6-Month High in December

Total CEO turnover fell 9% in 2015 while tenure at the largest companies has increased nearly a full year since 2005.

By Matthew Heller | January 13, 2016

U.S. Capex Seen Falling By 11%

Growth Strategies

U.S. Capex Seen Falling By 11%

Among S&P 500 sectors, only the materials and financials sectors expect to spend more in 2015 than they did last year.

By Matthew Heller | May 14, 2015

Bull Market Coming to an End?

Risk Management

Bull Market Coming to an End?

The stock market upturn has persisted much longer and prices have risen much higher than most historical bull markets, says an OFR study.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | March 23, 2015