Buyback

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - General Dynamics Corp Chief Executive Phebe Novakovic said investors could expect consistency in dividend payments and more "shareholder-friendly" share buybacks in 2013. Novakovic said General Dynamics had increased...

Apple Inc. will spend an unprecedented $100 billion to buy back shares and increase its dividend — a not-so-subtle attempt to appease jittery investors who have seen the company's stock plunge by nearly half in recent months. Although the...

By James Saft April 24 (Reuters) - Apple's emphasis on share buybacks is a strikingly similar error to the Federal Reserve's dedication to buying U.S. Treasuries. Call it the financial fallacy, the modern tendency to concentrate on the often ephemeral...

Apple released its second-quarter earnings Tuesday, but investors were more excited by the company's eye-popping $60-billion stock buyback. The buyback goes down as the largest share repurchase in history, funded by Apple’s massive cash hoard,...

By Poornima Gupta and Ben Berkowitz April 23 (Reuters) - Tim Cook wants investors to "think different" about Apple: less as a hyper-growth startup-like company and more as a mature but robust technology corporation with the world's most lucrative...

April 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * On Tuesday, Apple Inc announced that it planned to more than double its...

Apple released its fiscal second-quarter earnings, reporting better-than-expected revenue but the first year-over-year quarterly profit decline since 2003. The company posted profit of $9.5 billion, or $10.09 a share, and revenue of $43.6 billion....

(Adds commentary) SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc, bowing to Wall Street's increasingly strident demands, announced a doubling in its cash-return program for shareholders as it reported better-than-expected quarterly results. Commentary:...

Apple's stock is on a tear following the electronics giant's announcement it would buy back $60 billion in stock and boost its dividend 15% to $3.05 a share. The huge buyback plan and dividend increase eclipsed a somewhat disappointing second-quarter...

When it comes to Apple's earnings, you can always bank on absolutely never hearing about the things you most want to hear about. Apple TV? IWatch? Cheaper iPhone? IRadio? Forget any mention of future goodies.  PHOTOS: The top smartphones of 2013 ...

Investors remained cautious at the start of a big week for company earnings on Wall Street. About a third of the companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, including Exxon Mobil and Apple, are reporting earnings this week. Analysts currently expect...

Most people have probably encountered Avery Dennison Corp. products without even knowing it. The Pasadena company makes self-adhesive labels used on a wide variety of consumer goods: beer and wine bottles, shampoo and personal care items,...