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repurchase

[ree-pur-chuhs] / riˈpɜr tʃəs /




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So companies can overspend on buybacks, continuing to repurchase even when their shares are trading at historically high levels to earnings, cash flow or book value.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The Bank of Korea kept its benchmark seven-day repurchase rate steady at 3.00% after raising it in July and August.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

GM's new $20 billion shareholder repurchase plan follows the completion of its latest $6 billion plan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Most importantly, the proposal extends the buffer period before a fund must make its initial repurchase offer.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 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

During the third quarter, Berkshire repurchased $9.6 billion of stock.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

The company repurchased 4,536 Class A shares and 12,384,959 Class B shares during the third quarter, for around $9.6 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

In 2024, for example, the sector repurchased $105 billion of its own shares.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

“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

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

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

The new share buyback program builds on a $470 million repurchasing scheme in fiscal 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Google parent Alphabet didn’t buy back any stock in the latest quarter, after repurchasing around $15.1 billion in the same period a year before.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

"There are only two reasons for repurchasing such stock," he said crisply.

From Rimrock Trail by Joseph Allan Dunn


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