How to Use buyback in a Sentence

buyback

noun
  • And without the buyback, the guns would be more expensive.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Shareholders can expect a suspension of its share buyback program at the least.
    Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Still, last year’s third-quarter report sparked the stock’s biggest single-day gain in more than a decade, as better-than-expected results came with a boosted share-buyback program.
    Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Among the plans were a gun buyback scheme, as well as restrictions on AR-15s and other semiautomatic weapons.
    Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The buyback program resumed in January after having been suspended for nearly a year due to the pandemic.
    Marion Halftermeyer, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The company has also slashed its dividends, suspended its share buyback program and scrapped bonus payments for its top executives as part of the fallout.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Rocket previously authorized up to a $1 billion stock buyback, but has yet to actually repurchase any shares.
    Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2021
  • While Biden's platform included a buyback for gun owners who don’t want to register their military-style weapons, his envisioned program would be voluntary.
    Katherine Doyle, Washington Examiner, 15 Feb. 2021
  • Initially, a Trump election could provide a short-term boost to stock prices in the immediate aftermath, as a corporate tax cut could once again light a fire under corporate share buybacks.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The city of Miramar is once again offering the opportunity to dispose of unwanted guns through its buyback program during April.
    Brett Shweky, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • CFO Hervé Philippe has said that a stock buyback program was one option.
    Georg Szalai, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • No one should be surprised at Warren’s questions about the share buyback.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2021

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