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repurchase

[ree-pur-chuhs] / riˈpɜr tʃəs /




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GE Vernova also doubled its share repurchase authorization this month, with its board approving an increase to $20 billion, up from $10 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Bank of Korea on Thursday kept its benchmark seven-day repurchase rate at 3.00% after raising it in July and August.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

GM's new $20 billion shareholder repurchase plan follows the completion of its latest $6 billion plan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

They could offer to repurchase shares from shareholders monthly rather than quarterly.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Kabuo pulled into a turnout one rainy afternoon and explained to her in grave tones that he intended to repurchase his parents’ property as soon as the chance arose.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Meta repurchased nearly $150 billion of stock between 2021 and the third quarter of last year, but nothing since then.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The first operation happened just two weeks ago on Sept. 9, in which only about $5.2 billion worth of Treasurys were repurchased despite market expectations of a larger amount.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

O’Reilly has repurchased more than half of its shares over a similar span.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The company repurchased $2.2 billion in stock during the second quarter and allocated $1.1 billion to dividend payments, having poured $54.6 billion into capital returns since launching its program in 2022.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

After she was recaptured, Ellen was sold to slave traders but was later repurchased by abolitionists and taken north.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The process of repurchasing stock reduces the number of shares outstanding, thereby helping boost earnings per share.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Yields have continued their climb despite the Treasury Department’s efforts to stem them by repurchasing the government’s own bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The rest of the transfer was carried out by selling the gold in New York, and repurchasing it in London, the bank said, external.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Google parent Alphabet didn’t buy back any stock in the latest quarter, after repurchasing around $15.1 billion in the same period a year before.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

And with an eager face Nicholas began to speak of the possibility of repurchasing Otradnoe before long, and added: "Another ten years of life and I shall leave the children... in an excellent position."

From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Count


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