repurchase
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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
This is particularly true for the overnight repurchase, or repo, market, where borrowers pledge bonds for cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
A highlight was the repurchase of $4.5 billion of shares in the second quarter.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
The company spent $349.6 million to repurchase 478 shares of Class A common stock at a weighted average price of $731,389.41 during the second quarter, with the bulk of those purchases coming in June.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 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
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“Indeed, the last time Helia actually meaningfully repurchased shares was in 2024 despite having a program in place until end-2025.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
Bearish investors can borrow shares they don’t own and sell them, betting that they can be repurchased at a later date for a lower price.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
The company repurchased around $100 million of stock in the first quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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
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The new share buyback program builds on a $470 million repurchasing scheme in fiscal 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“The business is producing significant free cash flow, and management is enhancing per-share value by repurchasing shares at a discount to our estimate of intrinsic value,” says Oakmark investment analyst Joe Pittman.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 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
Free cash flow fell to $10 billion, and Alphabet didn’t buy back shares in the quarter, after repurchasing $15 billion worth in the quarter last year.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
And Beauchene had even reserved to himself the right of repurchasing that share within a certain period.
From Fruitfulness by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly