How to Use buyback in a Sentence

buyback

noun
  • At the same time, a spate of share buybacks has helped swell stock prices.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN, 25 May 2023
  • The new stock buyback tax goes counter to that approach.
    — Laura Davison, Bloomberg.com, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Spending on stock buybacks is up 1,500%, Fain said in the video.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023
  • So to some, a buyback tax would be a way to make things consistent.
    — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2021
  • But too many stock buybacks can drain cash from a business.
    — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • But the buyback program was overwhelmed by fears that the steps taken against Ant are just the tip of the iceberg.
    — Time, 28 Dec. 2020
  • And without the buyback, the guns would be more expensive.
    — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Not sure if that is the case as Micron just restarted its buyback.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The company has a very strong Quality Grade of A based on a buyback yield rank of 88.
    — Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Many have complained about the CEO dumping his stock and are asking for a share buyback.
    — Dana Hull, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Street Rescue has hosted a number of gun buyback events in the past.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Coming next could be a buyback program or a concierge service to help clients find the piece of their dreams.
    — Lily Templeton, WWD, 23 July 2024
  • For the buyback, the company set the par values of both its Class A and Class B common stocks at $.01 per share.
    — Brandon Lingle, ExpressNews.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The buyback scheme is expected to cost up to $200 million.
    — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 12 Aug. 2019
  • CFO Hervé Philippe has said that a stock buyback program was one option.
    — Georg Szalai, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2021
  • In the last five years, airlines have paid out nearly $45 billion to Wall Street through stock buybacks.
    — Kyle Whitmire, al, 19 Apr. 2020
  • The buyback plan usually defines how much will be spent and over what time frame.
    — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
  • The event was the first gun buyback hosted by the police department in Salt Lake City in more than 20 years, the release said.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 June 2022
  • The proceeds of an eventual sale would go back to Comcast’s investors in the form of stock buybacks, Roberts said.
    — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The firm also spent $1.1 billion on buybacks in the period, bringing the total for the first nine months of the year to about $7 billion.
    — Max Reyes, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The call comes in the wake of a strong rally in Amazon shares after the company announced a stock split and share buyback.
    — Thyagaraju Adinarayan, Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The top end of its buyback target range rose by a third to $20 billion a year, giving Chevron scope to raise even further in the future.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • What most of these stories failed to mention is that the buyback was mandatory.
    — Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Just a few years ago, support for even a voluntary buyback would have been bold.
    — New York Times, 2 Oct. 2019
  • The White House would levy the tax on companies, collecting 1% of the amount of a company's buyback.
    — Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2021
  • This year, companies spent an amount equal to 42% of their earnings on buybacks.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2020
  • No one should be surprised at Warren’s questions about the share buyback.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2021
  • In his State of the Union address February 7, Biden called for quadrupling the tax on stock buybacks.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 25 Feb. 2023
  • This was aided by a 3% reduction in outstanding shares, thanks to $24 billion in stock buybacks.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Berkshire continued its buyback halt, repurchasing no shares in the fourth quarter or in the first quarter through Feb. 10.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025

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