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repurchase

[ree-pur-chuhs] / riˈpɜr tʃəs /




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The company wrote that net proceeds will reduce the company’s debt and facilitate the repurchase of company shares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

That sets up the company to repurchase a whopping $235 billion worth of shares between now and January 2028.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

With restrictions on Micron’s ability to repurchase its shares set to lift in December, Cassidy said management could discuss potentially increasing buybacks throughout fiscal 2027, which kicked off earlier this month.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas raised its benchmark overnight reverse repurchase rate to 5.00% from 4.75%, diverging from some regional peers, including Bank Indonesia and Bank of Thailand, which left their rates unchanged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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

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

The company repurchased around $100 million of stock in the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Of the hyperscalers, only Microsoft repurchased stock in the March quarter, and at a roughly equivalent rate to what it had done a year before.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 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

Ultimately, Arcuri thinks the company could end up repurchasing at least $200 billion worth of shares a year, and he believes the stock will be rewarded with a higher P/E multiple.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

True, there was a clause in the covenant which admitted, so long as that covenant should not be broken, the possibility of repurchasing all the shares at one and the same time.

From Fruitfulness by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly




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