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Netflix Ups Share Authorization: Stock Split In The Cards?
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Zacks Investment Research
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015 7:15 PM EDT
International expansion plans are driving the company's growth, but it's expensive. Nevertheless, we believe that a fast-growing subscriber base will drive the top line and profitability.
HSBC To Fire 50,000 - One In Five Jobs, To Fund Dividends To Shareholders
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Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015 9:53 AM EDT
HSBC will push cost savings of up to $5 billion by 2017. It will cost up to $4.5 billion in the next three years to achieve the savings. HSBC will report massive GAAP losses and hope analysts give it credit for billions in non-GAAP add-backs.
In this article: HSBC
National Doughnut Day And Retirement Plans
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Susan Mangiero
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Friday, June 5, 2015 1:17 PM EDT
Presumably free doughnuts generate sales of other products like coffee or tea and that is one motivation for holiday largesse. Another motivation for giving things away has to do with product branding.
Wendy's Unveils A Semi-LBO: Will Buy Back 50% Of Its Float
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Tyler Durden
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Thursday, June 4, 2015 3:39 AM EDT
Stock buybacks reached an all-time high last year and the volume of global mergers and acquisitions announced so far this year would make it the second-busiest ever.
In this article: WEN
Note To Google: Stop Being Such A Baby And Pay A Dividend
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Charles Sizemore
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:42 AM EDT
What would a Google dividend look like? Let’s take baby steps and start with a 10% dividend payout. You earned $14.5 billion over the trailing twelve months. A $1.5 billion initial annual dividend wouldn’t make a dent in your cash hoard.
How To Profit From The Buyback Bonanza With These ETFs
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Neena Mishra
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015 9:27 AM EDT
Last month, US companies announced $141 billion of new stock buyback programs which was the highest level ever for a single month. With this increase it is expected that 2015 will reach $1.2 trillion worth of announced buyback programs.
Amazon (AMZN) Limits Free Same-Day Delivery Service
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Zacks Investment Research
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Sunday, May 31, 2015 10:07 AM EDT
Amazon.com Inc. recently announced its decision to offer free same-day delivery to its Prime members only in some cities. The service allows customers to order items by noon, and receive the deliveries at their home on the same day by 9 p.m.
Fuld Again - Financial Review
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Marvin R Clark
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Friday, May 29, 2015 9:25 PM EDT
It was a “perfect storm” that sank Lehman, not his own leadership or decisions, Fuld said, while touting Lehman’s “success” to the audience.
Swans Neither Black Nor White
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Vivian Lewis
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Friday, May 29, 2015 2:16 AM EDT
Canadians Barrick Gold (ABX) and Ivanhoe Mines recently signed separate partnership deals with Chinese Zijin Mining Group Co. to help advance projects in Papua New Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In this article: SGBK, DGRLY, VALE, ABX, CCJ, NOK, CRH, INFY, TTM, SLB, RBS, SAN Also: MBLY, VOD, VZ
When Stock Buybacks Go Horribly Wrong
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Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015 8:03 PM EDT
In Q3, KORS generated $474 million in cash from operations, the most in years. Of this amount, it spent $125 million on CapEx and $400 million on buybacks. That $400 million is now worth $236 million.
In this article: KORS
Humiliated McDonald's To Stop Reporting Monthly Sales
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Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015 2:31 PM EDT
What do you do when month after month you have nothing but bad data to report, such as in this case McDonald's with its weekly comparable store sales?
In this article: MCD
Buybacks: Mostly An Accounting Sleight Of Hand
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Charles Sizemore
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015 1:00 PM EDT
Raising the regular dividend is risky because it is viewed as a firm commitment, but buybacks can be done quietly behind the scenes and can be stopped at any time without drawing too much unwanted attention.
In this article: SPY
Technology Stock Roundup: TWTR-GOOGL Deal, YHOO Rollercoaster
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Zacks Investment Research
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015 8:27 AM EDT
Highlights for last week included Twitter getting closer to Google,and Yahoo shares slumping on IRS concerns before regaining some.
Hanergy: Let There Be No Doubt
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Bronte Capital
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Saturday, May 23, 2015 1:29 AM EDT
Now it can be told: Hanergy barely existed.
In this article: HNGSF