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  2. What are stock buybacks and why do companies use them? - AOL

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    A stock buyback, or share repurchase, is when a company repurchases its own stock, reducing the total number of shares outstanding. In effect, buybacks “re-slice the pie” of profits into fewer ...

  3. Share repurchase - Wikipedia

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    The most common share repurchase method in the United States is the open-market stock repurchase, representing almost 95% of all repurchases. A firm will announce that it will repurchase some shares in the open market from time to time as market conditions dictate and maintains the option of deciding whether, when, and how much to repurchase.

  4. Targeted repurchase - Wikipedia

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    Under KBF's Share Repurchase Plan, KBF stock can be purchased by block purchase from time to time as long as it is in compliance with SEC’s Rule 10b-18, subject to market conditions, meets legal requirements, and other factors. The repurchased shares are held in KBF's treasury where they are either inactive or applied to corporate use.

  5. How Stock Buybacks Work and Why Companies Do Them - AOL

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    One term you may be less familiar with is "stock buyback". In a nutshell, a stock buyback occurs when a … Continue reading ->The post How Stock Buybacks Work and Why Companies Do Them appeared ...

  6. Buyback - Wikipedia

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    Buyback contract, a type of financing deal in the Iranian petroleum industry Buyback of shares, see Treasury stock Stock buyback , also called share repurchase or share buyback, the repurchase of stock by the company that issued it

  7. What's Behind the Share-Buyback Binge? - AOL

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    The trend has been hard to miss. Chipmaker Intel (INTC) bought back a whopping $10 billion of its shares on Jan. 24. Drugmaker Pfizer (PFE) purchased $5 billion of its stock Feb 1, and media giant ...

  8. Repurchase agreement - Wikipedia

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    A repurchase agreement, also known as a repo, RP, or sale and repurchase agreement, is a form of short-term borrowing, mainly in government securities.The dealer sells the underlying security to investors and, by agreement between the two parties, buys them back shortly afterwards, usually the following day, at a slightly higher price.

  9. GM board approves new $6 billion share buyback authorization

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    The new buyback authorization comes as an accelerated $10 billion share repurchase program announced in November 2023 is expected to be completed by the end of this month.