Aflac also announced a 5.4 % increase in their quarterly dividend to $ 0.39 a share and increased the size of their buyback plan from $ 1 billion to $ 1.2 billion which I like since it shows management is being smart when it comes to buying
back stock on cheap valuations.
Not exact matches
After years of frustration, Turnbull finally turned his
back on stock picking in 2012.
Saudi Arabia is walking
back plans for a massive public share offering for state oil giant Aramco, the world's biggest oil company,
on a big international
stock exchange.
Canada's
stock exchange, the world's sixth largest, was
back in business after a hardware glitch abruptly ended trading
on Friday.
That's decidedly more optimistic than Shiller sounded just two months ago, when he said the
stock market was «way overpriced»
on the
back of the Donald Trump election rally.
But the firm still ended its 2015 fiscal year
on an upswing, with revenues up by 10 %, earnings up 17 % to $ 70.2 million and the
stock price
back up in the $ 25 range.
The
stock fell sharply
on Friday but clawed
back some losses towards the session close.
Repak: I think food should represent 10 (percent) to 15 percent of their income, so if they are overspending that
on the takeout food, plus eating out, plus
stocking the fridge, they should dial it
back.
Billionaire investor Ron Baron, a huge shareholder in the electric car company, told CNBC
back in November that he believes he can make 20 times his money
on the
stock over the next 10 to 15 years.
«We had an outside company grade us
on our inventory and our
back stock» shortly before OTS's implementation, one assistant department manager recalled.
Order - to - shelf «has transformed the inventory levels that we have in the
back room, essentially clearing them out so that we're mainly focusing
on what we call our never - outs, the key items that we need to have in
stock all the time in our stores,» Whole Foods» vice president of operations, Ken Meyer, said
on an earnings call in February.
«
On paper, things look good — our spoilage is in check, and I don't have a lot of
back stock,» he said.
One of those requirements, they say, has led to a dramatic reduction in Whole Foods stores» so - called
back stock, the products stored in
back rooms until they are needed
on store shelves.
IBM has given investors a multiyear EPS road map that relies mostly
on its software and services businesses, and its ability to buy
back stock at the right times.
Perhaps the most important part of that strategy relies
on Target resolving its distribution woes and
stocking shelves this August with everything a parent or kid could want
on a
back - to - school list, as well as those special items they can't find at other stores (Shaun White's collection of skate shoes and apparel, for instance).
The moves higher in the region came
on the
back of U.S.
stocks finishing the Friday session little changed despite strong earnings as technology shares pulled
back.
«If the
stock market crashes after you've filed, you can't go
back and change the value of your accounts
on the form,» Chany said.
That comes as financial
stocks have been the biggest
stock market winners since Nov. 8, thanks to Trump's promises to pull
back on banking regulation such as Dodd - Frank, and tech
stocks sank
on fears of the president - elect's more protectionist trade policies.
DUBAI, May 3 - Gulf markets were trading mixed
on Thursday, but some selective buying was seen in
stocks on the
back of strong earnings, such as in Saudi Arabian Mining Co and Saudi Arabia's biggest lender National Commercial Bank.
The Securities and Exchange Commission pushes
back its release of proposed rules
on advertising private
stock sales.
ANALYSIS: Positive news
on employment and among some key commodities appears to mark a positive trend for the state's economy, and Business News» BN30
stock index
backs that up.
I'd argue this is one area where year - end lists are actually vital; with so much happening
on a daily basis, it's important to step
back and take
stock of it all.
On Monday, U.S. stocks pulled back from record highs, with the Dow and the S&P 500 indexes marking their biggest one - day percentage declines in about five months, weighed down by a slide in Apple shares on reports of poor iPhone X deman
On Monday, U.S.
stocks pulled
back from record highs, with the Dow and the S&P 500 indexes marking their biggest one - day percentage declines in about five months, weighed down by a slide in Apple shares
on reports of poor iPhone X deman
on reports of poor iPhone X demand.
Reviewing data
on major geopolitical events in the past 100 - plus years, Credit Suisse's former head of research and deputy global CIO Giles Keating and his team previously found that
stocks generally bounced
back after such shocks.
Last year, Giles Keating, the former head of research and deputy global CIO at Credit Suisse, and his team reviewed data
on major geopolitical events in the previous 100 - plus years and found that
stocks generally bounced
back up after these shocks.
«That's why I believe both
stocks are worth owning here even after these runs, and especially
on any market - wide pullback like we had
back on Thursday.»
«Even though the
stocks have run in recent months, I think Dollar Tree and Dollar General could have more upside, which is why they look so attractive when their
stocks pull
back like they did
on this very day.»
Built upon market information compiled and analyzed by Phil Froats, our sagacious data manager, this package offers insights
on items like the best managed, fastest - growing and best value
stocks — with ample evidence to
back our conclusions.
But instead of obsessing over the gap between the U.S. and Canadian price
on the
back of the new Annie Proulx novel, take a look at your
stock portfolio.
With such an enormous valuation gap and such a massive amount of cash
on the balance sheet, we find it difficult to imagine why the board would not move more aggressively to buy
back stock by immediately announcing a $ 150 Billion tender offer (financed with debt or a mix of debt and cash
on the balance sheet).
Whatever the reason companies are buying
back their own
stock, it is becoming
on of the biggest trends of the post-financial-crisis
stock market.
As much as $ 150 billion, or 75 %, would be spent
on buying
back their own shares, which has previously supported the
stock market.
If you've been sitting
on the sidelines of emerging markets and are ready to get
back in, Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro for Fidelity Investments in Boston, recommends buying particular
stocks and geographically targeted funds rather than a broad index or exchange - traded fund spanning the entire developing world.
To get money
back to the investors they have to be able to sell their shares in your company, either because you've sold shares
on the public
stock markets (called going public, or initial public offering) or because you've been acquired by another company.
As things stand in 2014, the prospects for 2039 for the building and what happens inside it hinge
on three things: Just how far the trading community pushes automation, how hard regulators push
back and how well the 80 or so locations now where
stocks are traded can maintain their trust and credibility with the investing public.
LONDON, May 2 (Reuters)- The strong dollar and mixed economic data kept the pressure
on emerging
stocks on Wednesday but currencies bounced
back from steep losses as markets waited to hear from the U.S. Federal Reserve
on the future path of interest rates.
The wealth of Bezos grew by $ 3.3 billion
on an after - hours surge of Amazon (amzn)
stock Thursday, reports Bloomberg,
on the
back of the online retail giant's expectations - beating first quarter results.
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Looking
back on the last few years, I found myself constantly fighting with other contributors and market participants about the direction of the
stock market.
Volatility has come
back with a vengeance, but there are some of the
stocks that won't turn your stomach while the rest of Wall Street is
on a roller coaster.
This drop in
stock sent Bezos
back down below Bill Gates
on the billionaire list, and removed his short - lived crown.
He said the rally was born
on the
back of one measly
stock --
And while the
stock market found a bottom
on October 15 and has since moved
back to all - time highs, inflation expectations, after a brief bounce, are heading
back towards their lows.
As markets continued their wild ride today, clawing
back most of their losses from Monday, including a nearly 600 point drop
on the Dow, it's important for us to take
stock of where we are.
The Canadian dollar and the country's
stocks fell
on Wednesday
on the
back of a report that says President Donald Trump could pull the U.S. out of NAFTA.
On the other hand, another survey by Bank of America and Merrill Lynch showed that 65 % of firms polled said they would use the new gains to pay down debt, 46 % would buy back stock, and just 35 % would spend on capital expenditure
On the other hand, another survey by Bank of America and Merrill Lynch showed that 65 % of firms polled said they would use the new gains to pay down debt, 46 % would buy
back stock, and just 35 % would spend
on capital expenditure
on capital expenditures.
The
stock lost almost 3 %
on Thursday amid rumors that the company asked its iPhone suppliers to cut
back on production of the 8 models.
He said the rally was born
on the
back of one measly
stock — Netflix.
«Here's a
stock that has corrected right
back to the uptrend support line off of the late 2012 lows... [this] has been a good indication to us that perhaps momentum to the downside is fading and this is where we want to be buying the
stock so we would be a buyer of Merck at these levels,» Johnson said Thursday
on CNBC's «Trading Nation.»
Unlike many others
on this list, he doesn't have millions or billions in
stocks to fall
back on — this is it.