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repurchase

[ree-pur-chuhs] / riˈpɜr tʃəs /




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So companies can overspend on buybacks, continuing to repurchase even when their shares are trading at historically high levels to earnings, cash flow or book value.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The Philippine central bank raised its benchmark overnight reverse repurchase rate by 50 basis points to 5.50%.

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

When companies repurchase their own stock, they reduce the number of shares outstanding, and that can help boost earnings per share.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 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

During the third quarter, Berkshire repurchased $9.6 billion of stock.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Already, GM has repurchased nearly $30 billion in shares in the last five years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Some of the gold was sold in the U.S. and repurchased in the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

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

The new share buyback program builds on a $470 million repurchasing scheme in fiscal 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Okta has committed to buying back up to $1 billion in stock, and spent $248 million repurchasing shares during the first quarter.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

Her former owner rewarded her by repurchasing her and allowing her to remain on his farm until her death, which occurred at the mature age of seventeen years.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various


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