Corning Inc. says its board of directors has approved a plan to repurchase up to $1.5 billion of the specialty glass maker's shares and increased the company's quarterly dividend by 50 percent.
share buybacksOff the Charts: On Share Buybacks, Companies Love to Buy HighNYT > Business Fri, 09/18/2009 - 13:52
Share buybacks have fallen from a high of $171.9 billion in the third quarter of 2007 to $24.2 billion in the second quarter of this year. Tags:
Munich Re considers resuming share buybacksNewsvine - business Thu, 09/03/2009 - 11:29
German reinsurance company Munich Re AG expects more moderate growth in the economy "very soon" and may resume its share buyback program if markets keep improving, the chief financial officer said. Tags:
I.B.M. Raises Dividend by 10 PercentNYT > Business Tue, 04/28/2009 - 15:51
The company also authorized an additional $3 billion in share buybacks. Tags:
Austrian Banker Accused of Defrauding InvestorsNYT > Business Thu, 04/02/2009 - 05:37
Julius Meinl V, chairman of Austria’s closely held Meinl Bank, was arrested on suspicion of defrauding investors in secretive share buybacks in 2007. |
