Microsoft Boosts Dividend Authorizes Buyback of Up to 60 Billion
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Microsoft Earnings Show Quarterly Revenue Is Up 16% to $65.6 Billion
The company’s profit increased 11 percent to $24.7 billion, beating Wall Street’s expectations and its own predictions.Tech - The New York Times - October 30 -
Microsoft reports quarterly sales up 16% to $65.6 billion as investors ask if AI spending worth it
Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying offTech - ABC News - October 30 -
HSBC shares surge on another $3 billion buyback plan and earnings beat
HSBC shares increased 4% on Tuesday as the British bank beat analysts’ earnings expectations for the third quarter and launched another $3 billion share buyback plan.Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
Chinese share buybacks hit record high as Beijing steps up support
Policymakers push companies to return cash to shareholders as they try to revive flagging stock marketBusiness - Financial Times - October 21 -
United shares hit pre-pandemic high after airline forecasts strong finish to 2024, plans buyback
United Airlines said it authorized a $1.5 billion share buyback, its first share repurchase since before the Covid-19 pandemic.Business - CNBC - October 16 -
Ulta Beauty unveils $3 billion share buyback program and plans to open 200 new stores in next three years
Ulta Beauty Inc. announced a new $3 billion share buyback authorization on Wednesday and said it plans to open 200 new stores over the next three years.Business - MarketWatch - October 16 -
HSBC announces fresh $3 billion share buyback as third-quarter earnings beat expectations
Pre-tax profit came in at $8.5 billion, a 10% rise from the $7.7 billion posted a year ago.Business - CNBC - October 29 -
Oil giant Shell posts $6 billion profit beat, launches new share buyback program
British oil giant Shell on Thursday posted a small year-on-year drop in third-quarter profit as a sharp drop in crude prices was offset by higher gas sales.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Berkshire Hathaway's cash fortress tops $300 billion as Buffett sells more stock, freezes buybacks
The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate saw its cash fortress swell to a record $325.2 billion by the end of September.Business - CNBC - 4 days ago -
Billions of levelling-up cash in limbo
Towns and cities call on the Labour government to deliver the funds promised for vital regeneration.Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
Exxon Mobil’s profit beat offsets revenue shortfall in first quarter after Pioneer Natural deal
Exxon Mobil Corp.’s third-quarter earnings on Friday showed a profit beat that offset a revenue miss, while the company boosted its quarterly dividend by 4%.Business - MarketWatch - November 1 -
Microsoft bets on latest ‘Call of Duty’ to power up video games strategy
Tech giant hopes ‘Black Ops 6’ will boost Game Pass subscription service as Xbox sales declineBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
‘I grew up with it’: readers on the enduring appeal of Microsoft Excel
From baby names to wedding planning, fans of the 40-year-old spreadsheet program reveal how it has transformed their lives. “I’m a boring man,” says Mike Elwin, an energy management consultant from ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Boeing’s bonds signal view that company has bought time with credit-raters to avoid slide to junk
Boeing Co., under pressure to boost liquidity, filed a $25 billion shelf registration Tuesday to offer equity or debt over the next three years and announced a new credit agreement with lenders.Business - MarketWatch - October 16 -
Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico
World - Yahoo News - October 28 -
Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico
Four Roman Catholic bishops in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero called Monday for civilian and military authorities to take steps to protect residents of a region rocked by violence that has ...World - ABC News - October 28 -
Spanish authorities boost death toll from devastating flash floods to at least 155 victims
Spanish authorities boost death toll from devastating flash floods to at least 155 victimsWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Harris gives Democrats a boost, but control of House up for grabs
Democrats have a fair shot at flipping control of the House — largely because of the boost provided by Vice President Harris at the top of the ticket — but the battle is a horse race that is too ...Politics - The Hill - October 14 -
Sporting’s Rúben Amorim set to be confirmed as new Manchester United manager
United ready to pay €10m (£8.3m) release clause Amorim tight-lipped on move after Nacional game Rúben Amorim is poised to be confirmed as Manchester United’s manager after Sporting said the ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Microsoft’s new AI agents set to shake up enterprise software, sparking new battle with Salesforce
Microsoft launches autonomous AI agents for Dynamics 365, challenging Salesforce's Agentforce in the race to dominate enterprise AI and reshape the future of work.Tech - VentureBeat - October 21 -
China to boost financing for approved housing projects to $560 billion to counter property slump
China has announced it will expand the amount of financing available for housing projects on a “white list” to 4 trillion yuan ($562 billion), seeking to reverse a slump in the property industryWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
Biofuels stock Gevo continues rally, boosted by $1.46 billion Energy Department loan
Shares of renewable-chemicals and biofuels company Gevo continued their rally Friday, lifted by a $1.46 billion loan commitment from the U.S. Energy Department earlier this week.Business - MarketWatch - October 18 -
Russia, Iran are ramping up US voter influence campaigns, federal authorities say
The intelligence community warned late Monday that U.S. adversaries are intensifying disinformation efforts around Election Day by promoting false claims surrounding voting. Russia, in particular, ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Tennessee man plotted to blow up power plant with drone, federal authorities say
The Justice Department (DOJ) announced charges against a Tennessee man on Monday for a plot to destroy a Nashville energy facility. Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tenn., spent months in ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Boeing to raise as much as $25 billion to shore up balance sheet
The equity or debt raise of up to $25 billion would be over three years Boeing said.Business - CNBC - October 16 -
Boeing Seeks to Line Up Billions in Financing as Strike Goes On
The aerospace giant said it could raise as much as $25 billion in debt or equity over the next three years, including a $10 billion line of credit.Business - The New York Times - October 15 -
Boeing to raise as much as $25 billion to shore up balance sheet
Boeing said Tuesday that it could raise as much as $25 billion in shares or debt over three years, a move to increase liquidity as the troubled manufacturer faces a more than monthlong machinist ...Top stories - NBC News - October 15 -
UK Employment Reforms to Cost Firms Up to £4.5 Billion a Year
World - Yahoo News - October 21 -
Wall Street Financiers Queue Up for a Chance at Billions in Saudi Oil Cash
Are you an international business titan on the hunt for billions of dollars of Saudi oil cash? Prepare for “a mind game.”Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Roche Increases Dividend on Higher Sales
Roche said it would increase its dividend after its hemophilia injection Hemlibra and multiple sclerosis treatment Ocrevus lifted sales in the first nine months of the year.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23 -
IAG to Begin $378 Million Buyback
The British Airways owner will start buying back the shares from next week.Business - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
Dan Loeb’s Third Point says a Trump win would boost markets, drive up infrastructure spending
Third Point said it believes the Republicans will take control of both the White House and the Senate, leading to deregulation, an increase in U.S. manufacturing, and higher infrastructure spendingBusiness - MarketWatch - October 18 -
CEO of Europe defense company says region faces ‘wake-up call’ to boost spending
Countries have to start building capabilities and replenish stockpiles, said CEO of Swedish defense contractor Saab.Business - MarketWatch - October 22
