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News Byte

Microsoft Reportedly Mulling Debt Sale to Fund Dividends, Buybacks

in News on September 13, 2010 at 2:43 pm PT

Microsoft stock took a nice little hop toward the end of the trading day on an anonymously sourced Bloomberg report that the company may issue debt and put the proceeds toward dividends and share repurchases, perhaps as soon as the end of this year. No figures were mentioned, but one analyst told Bloomberg that Microsoft could raise at least $5 billion without putting a dent in its credit rating.

Wall Street to Comcast: No NBC for Us, Thank You Very Much

in Media on October 2, 2009 at 11:39 am PT

Maybe this is why Comcast rushed to knock down a story that said it bought NBC Universal from GE: It knew Wall Street would hate the idea.
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Voices

Cablevision Mulls Options for Boosting Holder Value

in News on August 5, 2008 at 6:25 am PT

Cablevision this morning said its board has authorized management to explore options for boosting its stock price. Options include buying back stock, paying regular dividends, spinning off parts of the company “and other potential strategies.”