share buybacks

A new corporate tax on stock buybacks hasn’t worried finance chiefs enough for them to rethink their strategy.The 1% levy on buybacks, which takes effect in January, could cost companies…

Grocery giant Kroger Co. is pausing share buybacks ahead of its planned acquisition of rival Albertsons Cos. Inc., aiming to use…

Chinese companies like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA -5.79% are embracing buybacks and one-off dividends, handing cash to shareholders…

BP BP 0.49% PLC took a $25.5 billion pretax accounting charge related to its decision to exit its Russia holdings,…

There is nothing like flashing some green to excite energy investors these days, so long as it is the hue of cold, hard cash. Exxon…

Big oil companies are continuing to reap the benefits of high commodity prices but aren’t backing off plans to reward investors while keeping production roughly flat.…

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA 11.00% boosted its share buyback program to $25 billion from $15 billion, in a bid…

Amazon. AMZN 2.40% com Inc.’s board on Wednesday approved a 20-for-1 stock split and authorized the e-commerce giant to repurchase up to…

Twitter Inc. TWTR 5.14% on Thursday posted lower-than-expected profit as expenses climbed but said it largely dodged the impact of…

Sitting atop a haul of strong earnings, companies are planning to spend even more in 2022 on share buybacks and dividends, a trend finance executives don’t expect to slow despite a proposed…