Apple Inc. has announced that it will begin paying out a dividend, as well as institute a $10 billion stock-buyback program. Apple In.c is currently sitting on $100 billion in cash.
JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon has announced an increase in dividends and share buybacks of up to $15 billion.
Shares of Monster Worldwide have jumped after the company’s CEO said that the board and management were pursuing “strategic alternatives to increasing shareholder value.”
David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group is affirming that European investments could provide significant returns for those private equity firms willing to take risk.
Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders is an essential-read for both amateur and advanced investors.
Hewlett Packard’s (HP) earnings came in ahead of expectations, however revenue was lower than expected.
Hedge funds that have lost billions betting on or against Greece, appear to be getting back into the same game.
Shares of online video distribution platform Brightcove soared as much as 43%, after it raised $55 million in its initial public offering.
The French bank Société Générale has reported a profit plunge in the last three months of 2011, as it continued to deal with the significant fallout from the sovereign debt crisis and economic turmoil.
Yahoo‘s talks to sell back most of its stakes in Alibaba of China and Yahoo Japan to its Asian partners have apparently collapsed.
