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Wal-Mart he describes as a mature business whose per-share earnings are those of a growth company, thanks to its massive share buy-backs.

The Scourge of the Faith-Based Paper Dollar Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011

(Via dividends until as late as around 1990, IIRC, when the tax law began penalized them and firms switched generally to making payouts through stock buy-backs.)

Politics vs. Economics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Expect them to suggest voluntary bond buy-backs and maturity extensions and plenty more before.

Home of the Butter Mountain Still Has Considerable Reserves of Good Old Fudge Geoffrey Smith 2011

Analysts said one of the most important changes in the refinance rules Monday concerned "buy-backs," where banks are forced to repurchase from Fannie and Freddie defaulted loans with underwriting flaws.

Obama Expands Mortgage Aid Nick Timiraos 2011

"There appears to be some hedge fund buy-backs following Tuesday's panic-selling" in Tokyo, said Cosmo Securities equity strategist Toshikazu Horiuchi.

Tokyo Shares Resume Climb Shri Navaratnam 2011

"The 2010-11 months are weighed by continued talk of buy-backs, cancellations as well as encroachment and substitution by polyester and rayon," said independent cotton analyst Mike Stevens , referring to weaker prices for May and July cotton.

Cotton Futures' Dip Signals Weaker Demand Leslie Josephs 2011

Mr. Franz, who is also president of Germany's well-respected ZEW think tank, said "this is not the time to publicly speculate about Greek bond buy-backs."

€ Nina Koeppen 2011

This could take the form of a selective "reprofiling" of debt, or large-scale "voluntary" debt buy-backs at large discounts, the agency said.

Moody's: Greek Default May Hit Europe Ratings Martin Vaughan 2011

Investors didn't mind that profits were coming from payroll cuts, foreign sales, and gimmicks like share buy-backs -- none of which could be sustained over the long term.

Robert Reich: Forget a Double-Dip, We're Still in One Long Big Dipper 2010

Even if such long-term bets are anathema to many traders, the expected closing of the all-stock deal at the end of June should provide one near-term catalyst: increased share buy-backs.

Primed at the Pump: Exxon Is Poised to Rally 2010