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

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    To undertake a stock buyback, a company typically announces a “repurchase authorization,” which details the size of the repurchase, either in terms of the number of shares it might buy, a ...

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

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    Continue reading ->The post How Stock Buybacks Work and Why Companies Do Them appeared first on SmartAsset Blog. As you invest and build a portfolio, you're likely to encounter common investing ...

  5. Treasury stock - Wikipedia

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    A share buyback program may increase the value of remaining shares (if the buyback is executed when shares are under-priced); if so, call option holders benefit. A dividend payment short term always decreases the value of shares after the payment, so, for stocks with regularly scheduled dividends, on the day shares go ex-dividend, call option ...

  6. Accelerated share repurchase - Wikipedia

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    Accelerated share repurchase (ASR) refers to a method that publicly traded companies may use to buy back shares of its capital stock from the market. [1]The ASR method involves the company buying its shares from an investment bank (who in turn borrowed them from their clients), and paying cash to the investment bank while entering into a forward contract.

  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. Apple Just Announced a $110 Billion Stock Buyback. Here ... - AOL

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    Earnings season is in full swing, and all eyes are on the "Magnificent Seven" stocks.Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) just hit the earnings tape with one major headline: a $110 billion stock buyback ...

  9. 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.