Buyback

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Friday, topping the 103-yen level as it hit a 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese currency, after data showing a robust rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment prompted investors to add to bullish...

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. arms maker Northrop Grumman Corp said on Thursday it planned to buy back 25 percent of its outstanding shares by the end of 2015, depending on market conditions, after its board of directors approved $4 billion in...

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has issued 30 million shares as part of the Wall Street bank's employee bonus plan, according to a securities filing. Morgan Stanley valued the stock at a maximum offering price of $705.6 million, or $23.52 per...

Pike Electric Corp. said Thursday a secondary public offering of shares has been set at $11.50 a share. The shares are being offered by an entity affiliated with Lindsay Goldberg LLC. The amount of shares involved has been raised from 6.5 million to 6....

(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co on Wednesday announced a boost in its dividend and its share repurchase program and said it is changing some plane orders and deliveries. The discounter said its board boosted the quarterly dividend to 4 cents a share...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank shares leapt as much as 17.6 percent on Wednesday as investors bought back stock sold in anticipation of a share placing by Germany's bank bailout fund, which was completed earlier in the day. Hedge funds have bet...

* Billboards, sports events to be bigger part of mix * Marketing effort targets 18-to-34-year-olds * Seeks to reverse drop in revenue, user engagement * Still mulling future of 35 pct stake in Yahoo Japan By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, May 14...

The Carter's board of trustees has authorized the babies and children clothing company's first quarterly dividend, and it plans to repurchase up to $300 million in shares. The announcement sent Atlanta-based Carter's shares up more than 3 percent in...

* Telus profit jumps 13 pct; BCE up less than 7 pct * Telus stock rises after results; BCE dips * Wireless growth helps both companies * Telus results gets Optik TV boost By Alastair Sharp TORONTO, May 9 (Reuters) - Canadian telecoms provider Telus...

May 9 (Reuters) - North America's biggest farm retail supplier Agrium Inc reported lower quarterly profit on Thursday, and said it would buy back up to 5 percent of its stock. Net earnings for the first quarter fell to $141 million, or 94 cents per...

By Natsuko Waki LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - A growing trend for companies to return some of their huge cash piles to shareholders rather than using the money to expand their businesses could spell trouble for the global economy. Their reluctance to invest...

* Profit misses estimates, shares down 2 pct * Higher claims offsets premium growth * Insurer to buy back up to 5 pct of shares * Sees no material margin impact from Ontario rate plan By Cameron French TORONTO, May 8 (Reuters) - Intact Financial Corp...