Buybacks

At a time when share buybacks are at or near record highs, one company has been notably absent from the trend — until now. What Happened Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) just bought back close to $1 billion of its own stock. The company hasn't bought back shares...

American corporations continue to repatriate hundreds of billions of dollars held overseas, and the question of what happens if the repatriation ends is largely overlooked, according to one expert.  The Expert DataTrek Research co-founder Nick Colas discussed repatriation during a...

Flush with cash due in part to the tax reform legislation passed late last year, S&P 500 member firms are spending increasing amounts of capital on repurchasing their own shares. In the second quarter, U.S. companies spent $190.6 billion buying back their own stock, up 0.80 percent from the...

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced Tuesday it has completed a portion of its accelerated share buyback plan.   What Happened Qualcomm said it will buy back 76.2 million shares in a $5.1-billion tender offer. The tender offer equates to $67.50 per share. The...