Neowin News Feed for: Buyback

Apple announces gigantic $110 billion buyback program, largest in U.S. history

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 03 May 2024 05:20:02 +0000

Apple announced a massive $110 billion stock buyback program as the company beat low expectations in quarterly results in the first quarter of this year. The move will likely boost stock value. Read more...

Microsoft taps Brad Smith as vice chair of board, shareholders meeting set for November 30

Usama Jawad — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 05:54:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it is making president Brad Smith the vice chair of its board of directors. The company has also set the annual shareholders meeting for November 30, 2021. Read more...

Apple avoids $9.2 billion in tax with debt buyout

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:50:27 +0000

Apple have avoided paying almost $10 billion in tax due to a stock buyback deal which was paid for with 'debt' rather than cash in hand, according to a new report published today. Read more...

Dell nearing $23 billion privatization deal

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:53:02 +0000

Dell is reportedly nearing a $23 billion deal to buy back shares from shareholders, making the company a private entity. Microsoft is said to be contributing a $2 billion investment to see it happen. Read more...

Yahoo considering plan to take company private

John Callaham — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:33:54 +0000

A new report claims that Yahoo executives are thinking about a buyback plan that would ultimately take the company back into private hands. Read more...

Cisco Boosts Stock Buyback Program

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:26:48 +0000

Cisco Systems has boosted its stock buyback effort by $10 billion, a sign the Internet networking supplier still believes its shares are undervalued. The move, announced Friday, is a way for the San Jose-based company... Read more...

Gateway closes AOL chapter with stock buyback

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 03 Nov 2004 10:31:56 +0000

Gateway on Tuesday said it plans to buy back just over $315 million in its shares owned by Time Warner, closing the book on a tumultuous chapter in its 19-year history as a PC maker.... Read more...

Hewlett Board Authorizes $1 Billion More for Buyback

Sat, 20 Sep 2003 02:11:20 +0000

Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's No. 2 computer maker and largest maker of computer printers, on Friday said its board authorized an additional $1 billion toward the repurchase of its shares. The Palo Alto,... Read more...