Chevron Approves $15B Buyback Program
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SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. oil company, said Wednesday its board approved a three-year, $15 billion share buyback program.
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ChevronTexaco Corp. CVX.N plans to  raise capital spending 18 percent next year, investing heavily  in regions like West Africa and the deep waters of the Gulf of  Mexico, the No. 2 U.S. oil company said on Tuesday.
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By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 15--PASCAGOULA -- Chevron awarded the first of $18 million in Energy for Learning grants Thursday to pay for technology and programs that will directly affect students in more than 95 schools in South Mississippi.
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$500 million goes into the buyback kitty.
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Chevron has won environmental consent from Western Australia State for the $10.4 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas project after agreeing to support conservation programs for a vulnerable species of turtle and other wildlife.
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WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 25 -- US and UK regulators Tuesday confirmed a $150 million settlement with Royal Dutch/Shell Group that the company first disclosed last month.
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American International Group , the world's largest insurer, said on Sunday it will offer its first insurance coverage complying with Islamic law, tapping a market that could be worth $15 billion by 2015.
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Xerox said its board also approved an additional $1 billion for its stock buyback plan, on top of the $370 million remaining under the existing plan.
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Oil and gas pipeline operator Kinder  Morgan, Inc.  said on Monday it had signed an agreement  to be bought by an investor group that includes Chief Executive  Richard Kinder for $107.50 per share, or $15 billion, in cash.
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General Electric Co., the world&#39;s biggest company by market value, said it will buy back as much as $15 billion in stock and raise its dividend as Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt&#39;s growth strategy generates more cash and profit.
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Anglo-Australian resources giant BHP Billiton announced a share buy-back of 1.0-1.5 billion dollars (720 million-1.08 billion US) as part of a capital restructure program.
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The board of Dow Jones & Co Inc has endorsed a $5 billion buyout offer from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, sending the deal to the controlling Bancroft family for final approval.
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Hollinger Inc., one of the key companies in Conrad Black&#39;s troubled business empire, has received approval to issue another $15 million (US) in notes to raise cash for its day-to-day operations.
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The board of Wachovia Corp. has approved a 15 percent increase in the company&#39;s quarterly dividend to 46 cents per share from 40 cents.
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U.S. program allots $15 billion to buy low cost combination drugs made by foreign companies, opening the way to treat more patients in poor countries.
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Buybacks are the best tool to return capital to shareholders.
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Qualcomm Inc  said on Monday that it bought back and retired about 29 million shares in July and August for about $1.1 billion under its $3 billion stock buyback program.