buyback

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It structured a sale in 2021 as a buyback, whereby L’Oréal purchased and then canceled shares, meaning Nestlé didn’t have to pay capital-gains tax on the transaction.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

That buyback replaces a prior authorization from March 2019, some two years before the company became the emblem of the meme-stock movement.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

GameStop GME -2.06%decrease; red down pointing triangle reported a higher profit in the first quarter and said its board approved a $2 billion stock buyback authorization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The $50 billion buyback is one of the largest ever announced, and was initiated to take advantage of Salesforce’s discounted stock price.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Another staple of 1990s crime fighting—and of the evening news—was the gun buyback.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt