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Stock buybacks
Boeing used to give more money to shareholders than it made. Now it's getting stimulus help.
by
David Brancaccio
, Rose Conlon
and Alex Schroeder
Apr 1, 2020
Washington Post columnist Allan Sloan says Boeing hasn't just parceled out profit to shareholders. The company "sent it out with a fire hose."
Boeing is in line for a bailout under "too big to fail" theory
by
Jon Gordon
and Jack Stewart
Mar 20, 2020
The aircraft maker is also a space and defense company, "a huge provider of government services," one expert says.
Why big companies are buying up their own stocks
Aug 7, 2018
Buybacks among S&P 500 companies are projected to hit $1 trillion this year.
Stock buybacks are crazy right now. Here’s why.
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 18, 2018
Goldman Sachs reported sharply higher profit this week, and yet its shares fell after Goldman said it wouldn’t be buying back stocks in the second quarter. In this respect, Goldman is an outlier. After the corporate tax rate dropped this year, American companies have been using cash to repurchase their own shares in furious fashion. […]
Explaining stock buybacks
by
Paddy Hirsch
Apr 9, 2015
Stock buybacks are popular with some, but others say they're a waste of money.
Goldman Sachs could lose a financial weapon
by
Gigi Douban
Mar 10, 2015
The Federal Reserve might put limits on the bank's buying back of its own stock.
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Who is Carl Icahn and what does he do?
by
Stan Alcorn
Oct 9, 2014
A former corporate raider looking to remold companies. His current target? Apple
Stock buybacks could be good for investors
Oct 8, 2014
Critics have sounded alarms that companies are pumping up their stock price.
How to spend a $100 billion: Ask Apple
by
Scott Tong
Mar 19, 2012
Apple earns only about 1% interest by hoarding its pile of cash reserves. Today, it announced how it would start earning investor love with a stock buyback and dividends.