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    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      British American Tobacco PLC
      BAT investors call on tobacco group’s new chief to restart share buybacks

      Cigarette maker launched £2bn stock repurchase programme in 2022 but opted not to renew it this year

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Brooke Masters
      Share buybacks need less hate and more scrutiny

      These popular programmes are no substitute for thoughtful investment in growth — and decent pay for staff

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Record buyback spree attracts shareholder complaints

      Purchases by the world’s biggest 1,200 companies triple in a decade to rival dividends in scale

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      UniCredit SpA
      UniCredit’s Orcel plays down talk of BPM deal as profits hit a record

      CEO says bank better off returning money to shareholders but analysts expect lender to examine acquisitions

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
      HSBC Holdings PLC
      HSBC announces $2bn share buyback as higher interest rates boost earnings

      Pre-tax profits at UK-based lender triple to $12.9bn in first quarter

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
      BP PLC
      BP beats profit forecasts but slows share buybacks

      UK energy group leaves dividend unchanged as earnings dip below record 2022 levels

    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      LexAlphabet Inc
      Alphabet: with ad sales down, Google’s head is in the Cloud Premium content

      Cost-cutting and AI competition has forced tech group to redouble its efforts to turn research into services

    • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
      Just Eat Takeaway
      Just Eat Takeaway announces €150mn share buyback as orders fall

      Europe’s biggest food delivery group seeks to appease investors after customers cut back on spending

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
      Jay Powell makes an important change Premium content

      Fed chief says pace of rate rises matters in battle against inflation

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      The incredible shrinking equity market

      Buyback to where you once belonged

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
      Do most buybacks destroy value? Premium content

      Plus, US stocks are expensive

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
      2022 never ended Premium content

      And Buffett on buybacks

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      Standard Chartered PLC
      StanChart chief vows to succeed alone after Abu Dhabi takeover interest

      Bank unveils $1bn share buyback as it prepares to fend off potential First Abu Dhabi Bank bid

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Lex Populi
      Share buybacks: welcome payments in a suspect currency

      Such moves are hardly a sign of faith in companies

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Darktrace
      Darktrace announces £75mn share buyback after short seller attack

      Move to boost stock comes after hedge fund publishes report alleging accounting irregularities at UK cyber group

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      European de-equitisation comes of age

      Well done everyone, trebles all round

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      Exxon Mobil Corp
      ExxonMobil announces $50bn buyback despite political backlash

      US group also expects to increase capital spending but at lower levels than forecast pre-pandemic

    • Sunday, 27 November, 2022
      Mariana Mazzucato
      Industrial strategy demands a new deal with the private sector

      Governments must approach these partnerships as an opportunity to maximise public value

    • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
      FT live news
      Live news updates from November 15: Two killed in Poland near Ukrainian border, zero-Covid curbs Chinese retail sales
    • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
      Shell PLC
      Shell ready to ‘embrace’ higher taxes as third-quarter profits double

      Energy group to raise dividend and buy back further $4bn of shares as oil division helps deliver bumper earnings

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
      Tencent Holdings Ltd
      Tencent steps up buybacks as share price sinks

      Chinese tech group has increased repurchases to spend more than $3bn this year

    • Thursday, 6 October, 2022
      Imperial Brands
      Imperial launches £1bn buyback programme

      Group among FTSE 100’s best performers over past year as investors seek refuge in big tobacco

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      Fund manager Abrdn plans payout to shareholders of up to £500mn

      Move attempts to quell dissent after ejection from FTSE 100

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      Robert Armstrong
      Corporate bonds > equities? Premium content

      A contrarian case

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      UBS Group AG
      UBS plans to raise dividend and increase share buyback

      Proposals come days after Swiss bank pulls out of deal to buy fintech Wealthfront

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