GE OKs $15 Billion Buyback, Ups Dividend
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Diversified manufacturer General Electric Co. (GE) said on Friday it boosted its quarterly dividend by 10 percent and earmarked up to $15 billion for share repurchases over the next three years.
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General Electric Co.  reported earnings in line with Wall Street's expectations on Friday, citing strong demand for jet engines, gas turbines and other heavy equipment, as well as solid results at its commercial finance unit.
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GE is selling a 60% stake in GE Capital International Services, its business process outsourcing subsidiary in India, for about $500 million.
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General Electric Co. GE.N on Friday  posted an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit, driven by  broad-based growth as it received new aircraft engine service  contracts and had solid orders for ultrasound equipment.
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NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 8: General Electricâs (GE) India business headed for a fresh start on Monday, as it kick-started a global reorganisation of its back office operations, starting with selling 60 per cent of GECIS for $500 million.
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The telecommunications company announced on Tuesday a share buyback program worth nearly $16 billion and its biggest-ever dividend increase.
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Diversified manufacturer General Electric Co.  said on Friday it boosted its quarterly dividend by 10 percent and earmarked up to &#36;15 billion for share repurchases over the next three years.
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General Electric Co  posted a 4 percent rise in net profit on Friday, matching Wall Street expectations, with strong demand for heavy equipment from outside the United States offsetting the effects of a slowing domestic economy.
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General Electric Co. completed the sale of a majority stake in its global outsourcing business to two U.S.-based equity firms for &#36;500 million, the conglomerate said Friday.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- With its stock down 26 percent this year, Texas Instruments boosted its quarterly dividend payment to 2.5 cents a share and set a $1 billion stock repurchase plan, the chipmaker announced late Thursday.
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Best Buy Co. Inc.  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 30 percent.
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The electronics retailer said it would immediately start a $5.5 billion buyback program and raise its quarterly dividend nearly a third.
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Blue-chip stocks edged higher on Friday, pushing the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan and a report showed consumer sentiment rose in early July.
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Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  rose nearly 3 percent on Monday after analysts upgraded their ratings on the world's largest retailer's stock, citing its plans to curb U.S. store growth and a $15 billion share buyback announcement.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as Home Depot Inc.'s  plan for a $22.5 billion share buyback underscored optimism about equity valuations, along with the growing allure of large-cap stocks, including General Electric Co. .
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General Electric Co. said Friday that two private equity firms completed a deal to buy a majority interest in its India-based back office unit.
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General Electric Co. GE.N said on  Friday that two private investment firms completed a deal to  buy a majority interest in its India-based back office unit.