share-buyback

By dropping its bank-holding company status, MetLife could avoid having its dividend and share-buyback plans subject to Fed approval.

GE Deposit Deal De-Banks MetLife Andrew Dowell 2011

Activist fund Laxey Partners, owners of a 1.4% stake, wants to impose an automatic share-buyback mechanism to help close a persistent 16% discount to net asset value.

Test of Faith at Alliance Trust Hester Plumridge 2011

AMSTERDAM— Koninklijke Ahold NV on Thursday reported a 42% decline in fourth-quarter net profit, mainly due to lower income from joint ventures, and said it planned a €1 billion $1.39 billion share-buyback program.

Ahold Plans Share Buyback Anna Marij van der Meulen 2011

Shares of Starbucks were up 3.1% to 42.67 in after-hours trading Thursday as the company announced better-than-expected results, raised its dividend and expanded its share-buyback program.

Starbucks Profit Surges on Loyal Sales Annie Gasparro 2011

The retailer on Friday also announced a $900 million share-buyback plan, its largest in five years.

J.C. Penney's Profit Rises 36% Karen Talley 2011

Koninklijke Ahold reported a 42% decline in fourth-quarter net profit to €154 million ($213.6 million), mainly due to lower income from joint ventures, and said it planned a €1 billion ($1.39 billion) share-buyback program.

Business Watch 2011

Mr. Mulva said the company expects to sell as much as $25 billion in assets through next year, including sale of its 20% stake in Russia's OAO Lukoil , with a large part of the proceeds going to finance the company's share-buyback program.

ConocoPhillips CEO Says Spinoff Deal to Close in 2012 Isabel Ordóñez 2011

The company said it expects to complete a US$7 billion share-buyback program by the end of next month, having already repurchased US$6.2 billion in shares.

Rio's Profit Slumps 59% on Aluminum Impairment Charge Robb M. Stewart 2012

Mr. Arita uses them to gain insight into such things as insurers' ability to finance share-buyback programs.

Insurance: Life 2011

Acer's shares fell 7%—the Taiwan market's daily limit—at NT$51.90 Thursday, the lowest closing level since April 28, even though the company on Wednesday also announced a share-buyback plan valued at as much as US$75 million.

PC Giant Acer Faces Rising Tablet Challenge Aries Poon 2011