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• Sears Narrows Second-Quarter Forecast, Citing Sales Decline Monday, 13 Aug 2007 | 1:20 PM ET

  

  Sears Holdings Monday reported declining quarterly same-store sales at its Kmart and Sears stores and tightened the range of its earnings outlook.

• Home Depot Shares Slip on Unit Sale, Buyback Price News Thursday, 9 Aug 2007 | 11:45 AM ET

  

  Retailer Home Depot said Thursday that it was in discussions to restructure terms of its previously announced deal to sell its supply unit, and also said it was lowering the price range for a tender offer under which it is buying back stock.

• Bob Pisani's Trader Talk: Foreign Growth Still The Big Story Monday, 23 Jul 2007 | 4:06 PM ET

  Q2 results are confirming the foreign growth story.  Look at Halliburton. Halliburton reported killer earnings today; 68% of their revenues occur outside the U.S.Same with Merck: great earnings, has 40% of sales outside the U.S.

• Expedia Shares Fall as Company Slashes Buyback Plan Monday, 23 Jul 2007 | 2:21 PM ET

  Expedia, the online travel agency controlled by Barry Diller, said it is cutting its plan to buy back its own shares by almost 80 percent, blaming a lack of attractive financing available in credit markets.

• Orbitz Stock Falls Below Offering Price After Debut on Big Board Friday, 20 Jul 2007 | 11:02 AM ET

  Shares of online travel agency Orbitz Worldwide  fell 3 percent in their market debut Friday from a lowered initial offering price.

• Rohm & Haas Approves $2 Billion Stock Buyback Tuesday, 17 Jul 2007 | 11:59 AM ET

  Paint and chemicals maker Rohm & Haas said after U.S. markets closed Monday that its board approved a $2 billion stock buyback plan that will be executed in two stages.

• Nasdaq Heats up on Tech Rally Thursday, 12 Jul 2007 | 7:51 PM ET

  Today wasn't an all-time high for the Nasdaq, but there were plenty of investors who snapped up shares of semis and networking stocks. More than a few big cap techs posted multi-year highs on bullish predictions ahead of earnings, which kick off next week.

• Stock Buybacks Seen as Dubious Investor Benefit Thursday, 12 Jul 2007 | 11:23 AM ET

  Corporate America is on a share buyback binge, fueling concerns that U.S. companies are masking underlying business problems and trying to pump up their executives' compensation.

• Steady Interest Rates Buoy U.S. Market, Strategists Say Wednesday, 11 Jul 2007 | 11:07 AM ET

  Despite anxiety over subprime loans, tightening credit and weak housing, the U.S. stock market seems to keep bouncing back. Why? On "Morning Call," Bill Schultz, chief investment officer at McQueen, Ball & Associates, and David Dietze, president & chief investment strategist at Point View Financial Services, offered their takes.

• J&J Announces $10 Billion Stock Buyback Plan Monday, 9 Jul 2007 | 3:26 PM ET

  Johnson & Johnson said on Monday its board of directors approved the repurchase of up to $10 billion of its common stock.

• Dominion Resources to Buy Back 16% of Its Outstanding Stock Thursday, 28 Jun 2007 | 11:46 AM ET

  Integrated gas and electric company Dominion Resources said Thursday it will launch a self-tender offer to buy back about 55 million of its common shares for $82 to $92 per share.

• Best Buy Expands Plan For New Stores; Boosts Dividend, Buyback Wednesday, 27 Jun 2007 | 11:28 AM ET

  Best Buy said on Wednesday that it would open more North American stores than previously planned, buy back $5.5 billion in stock and raise its dividend by 30 percent.

• Graceland Operator CKX Accepts $1.3 Billion Bid To Go Private Friday, 1 Jun 2007 | 11:51 AM ET

  CKX agreed to be acquired by a group led by its chief executive for $13.75 a share in cash, sending its shares spiraling higher.

• Lowe's Approves $3 Billion Stock Buyback, Boosts Dividend Friday, 25 May 2007 | 10:50 AM ET

  Lowe's said Friday its board approved a $3 billion increase to the home improvement retailer's stock buyback program through fiscal 2009 and increased its dividend.

• Ahold Plans Reverse Share Split, Capital Repayment Wednesday, 23 May 2007 | 12:27 PM ET

  Dutch retailer Ahold said on Wednesday it plans a reverse share split as part of a proposal to return 3 billion euros ($4.03 billion) to shareholders following the sale of a U.S. asset.

• Share Buybacks Called Bullish Value Sign Friday, 18 May 2007 | 10:20 AM ET

  Share buybacks are seen driving the market rally. But is the record buyback level really a good thing? Jerry Castellini thinks so. The president and CIO of CastleArk Management explained his optimism to "Squawk on the Street" viewers.

• Sun Micro Shares Jump on $3 Billion Stock Buyback Plan Wednesday, 16 May 2007 | 5:12 PM ET

  Sun Microsystems authorized a stock buyback plan of $3 billion, the company announced Wednesday after the close.  Shares soared on the news, rising more than 4% in after-hours trading.

• U.S. Equities Still 'Great,' Says Investment Chief Monday, 14 May 2007 | 12:13 PM ET

  Ajay Kapur says "10% of the U.S. economy...is slowing down." So why is the chief investment officer of First Horse Capital still so bullish on American equities? He explained his optimism to CNBC's Mark Haines, on "Squawk on the Street."

• Merrill Lynch Approves $6 Billion Stock Buyback Plan Monday, 30 Apr 2007 | 7:50 AM ET

  Investment bank Merrill Lynch  said on Monday that it will buy back as much as $6 billion of its common stock over time.

• CNBC's Liesman: Stock Buybacks May Be Helping Prop Up Market Monday, 23 Apr 2007 | 11:27 AM ET

  An increasing number of share buybacks may be helping to prop up the market, reports CNBC’s Steve Liesman.