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• Pros Say: Equities Have Bottomed, Market is Schizoid Tuesday, 25 Nov 2008 | 2:18 PM ET

  Home builder D.R. Horton reported a wider quarterly loss Tuesday — yet its shares jumped on U.S. government moves to buoy the financial sector. But home prices and mortgage rates dropped further with no floor in sight. Experts told CNBC the problem is market schizophrenia: equity markets have bottomed but credit markets are still spiralling downward.

• Pros Say: Banks Will Boom — Beware Hyperinflation! Monday, 24 Nov 2008 | 4:03 PM ET

  The U.S. government's plan to inject $20 billion into Citigroup seemed to drive a stock market rally Monday — but failed to reassure analysts overall. CNBC canvassed the experts for their outlooks: Despite the uncertainty, one strategist says financials will lead the recovery — and another sees hyperinflation as the real danger ahead.

• Market Pros: Pharma M&A, Recession Cure Ahead Monday, 17 Nov 2008 | 3:36 PM ET

  As recession fears continue to spread globally, investment banks like Goldman Sachs scramble to survive — and investment gurus alter their tactics and strategies to roll with the damage. CNBC's expert advisors gave their outlooks on what's coming and what to do about it.

• A New Kind of "May" Day for Apple Monday, 3 Nov 2008 | 7:49 PM ET

  

  Monday morning started off with a bang for Apple investors, courtesy of FBR's chip analyst Craig Berger making a strange call on Apple and what seemed like a dramatic slowdown in iPhone sales. 

• Apple Stock Buyback: Is Time Finally Here? Wednesday, 29 Oct 2008 | 1:59 PM ET

  

  A buyback made sense back in March. With Apple's cash generation since, and the non-GAAP megabucks iPhone's generating now, a buyback makes exponentially more sense today.

• In These Scary Times Halloween Likely to Be Treat for Retailers Tuesday, 14 Oct 2008 | 3:29 PM ET

  

  Tired of being spooked by the economy? Well, you’re not alone and that could be good news for retailers.

• Vodafone to Launch $2 Billion Share Buyback Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | 6:16 AM ET

  Vodafone announced a surprise 1 billion-pound ($2 billion) share buyback program on Wednesday, saying a big share price fall in the wake of Tuesday's trading update left the stock undervalued.

• CME Sets $1.1 Billion Buyback, $5 Per Share Dividend Monday, 23 Jun 2008 | 10:14 AM ET

  

  CME Group, parent company of the world's largest derivatives exchange, said its board has authorized a $1.1 billion share buyback and a special dividend of $5 per share.

• Stock Buybacks Surged in '07, but Pace to Slow Monday, 7 Apr 2008 | 12:41 PM ET

  

  Companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index bought a record $589 billion of their own stock in 2007 as they looked for ways to spend their cash hoards, S&P said Monday.

• Apple Shareholders' Meeting: Surprises, But Faithful Not Swayed Tuesday, 4 Mar 2008 | 3:11 PM ET

  Investors lined up 2 hours before the Apple shareholder meeting began here in Cupertino, California. It's a little unusual for them to be here so early, and I thought it might be related to the company's 40 percent plunge since the beginning of the year.

• Should Apple Buy Back Shares? Tuesday, 4 Mar 2008 | 11:57 AM ET

  

  Apple shares are down close to 40% from its high last year.  As Jim Goldman discussed on The Call today, is now the time for a buyback?

• Mr. Jobs--Buy Back Apple's Stock Monday, 3 Mar 2008 | 11:57 AM ET

  

  When it comes to Apple and the company's sagging stock price--and increasingly frustrated shareholders--it seems to me a solution is getting clearer by the day. Stock buyback.

• Apple Stock Buyback Post: Your Replies To My Suggestion Monday, 3 Mar 2008 | 11:20 AM ET

  As you might expect, my earlier post calling on Steve Jobs to announce a shareholder buyback at tomorrow's Apple spacer annual shareholder meeting, generated quite a bit of reader reaction. As we prepare to cover the meeting, I'm curious how many of you plan to attend...

• Stocks Hit Reverse, Rise on Ambac News Friday, 22 Feb 2008 | 4:14 PM ET

  Stocks reversed what had been a down session Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising on a CNBC report that progress is being made on a recapitalization plan that could save troubled bond insurer Ambac Financial's triple-A rating.

• Financial Shares Hobble Markets Friday, 22 Feb 2008 | 1:08 PM ET

  U.S. stocks tumbled Friday as downgrades on the two biggest home-funding companies dragged on the financial sector. 

• Amazon Approves $1 Billion Buyback Plan Friday, 8 Feb 2008 | 10:29 AM ET

  Online retailer Amazon.com Friday said its board authorized the repurchase of up to $1 billion of the company's common stock over the next two years.

• Novartis Boosts Shareholder Return as Profit Sinks Thursday, 17 Jan 2008 | 12:11 PM ET

  

  Swiss drug maker Novartis said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit fell sharply, mainly due to restructuring costs, but that it would increase returns to shareholders with a new buyback program and an increase to its dividend.

• Blackstone to Acquire GSO Capital, Buy Back Shares Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 | 7:39 AM ET

  Private equity firm Blackstone Group said Thursday it would acquire GSO Capital Partners, a hedge fund firm that sold a stake to Merrill Lynch last May, and also announced a $500 million stock buyback plan.

• Europe Stocks End Lower, Banks Fall Wednesday, 19 Dec 2007 | 11:59 AM ET

  European stocks ended lower on Wednesday, as news of strong demand for the Federal Reserve's $20 billion auction designed to ease tensions in credit markets failed to boost banking shares.

• Philips Plans $7.2 Billion Share Buyback, Stock Up Wednesday, 19 Dec 2007 | 4:05 AM ET

  Dutch Philips Electronics said on Wednesday it plans to buy back 5 billion euros ($7.2 billion) of its own shares after hedge fund pressure for the firm to improve its performance and capital structure.