Qwest plans to buy back up to $2 billion in stock
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Qwest Communications International Inc.  on Wednesday said it will buy back up to $2 billion worth of its stock, but disappointment over a lack of a dividend announcement weighed on the phone company's stock after the bell.
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September 13, 2004 - Qwest Communications International and federal regulators have reportedly agreed to a $250 million settlement of a two-year investigation into the alleged financial misdeeds of former Qwest executives.
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German phone giant Deutsche Telekom said Saturday it plans to buy back full control of its Internet unit by next year to profit from burgeoning demand for broadband Internet services, a move that could cost the company euro2.
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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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The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to announce today a settlement with Qwest that is highly critical of &quot;senior management,&quot; two sources familiar with the case said.
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Telstra Corp has announced a $750 million off-market share buy-back as part of its capital management program. Telstra expects to return $1.
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The brokerage will buy back more than 100 million of its shares at up to $22.50 each, and will pay a one-time dividend.
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LONDON, October 25  - Marks &amp; Spencer (MA6.ETR) has claimed robust investor demand for its Â£2.3 billion share buyback programme, which has been priced above the market expectations at 362p per share.
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Alltel Corp. , the leading rural telephone company, on Monday said it would buy rural mobile operator Western Wireless Corp.  for about &#36;4.15 billion in cash and stock to boost its competitive position in the rapidly consolidating U.S. wireless industry.
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Qwest Communications International, the US telecommunications group, is understood to have agreed to pay $250 million to end a two-year federal probe of alleged fraudulent accounting practices employed by former management.
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Sallie Mae said on Wednesday that it plans to sell about $2.5 billion of stock and mandatory convertible securities to help pay off obligations linked to the student loan company's share buyback program.
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Denver-based Qwest Communications International Inc. reportedly has agreed to settle fraud charges for $250 million. The Associated Press and Reuters reported Friday afternoon that Qwest (NYSE: Q) has agreed
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Cellular giant Alltel Corp. said yesterday it is buying Western Wireless Corp. in a $4.4 billion cash and stock deal expected to make it the fifth-largest US wireless company.
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Telstra Corp., Australia&#39;s biggest phone company, offered to buy back shares for as much as A$4.65 each, the first stage in a plan to return A$4.
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BHP Billiton, the world&#39;s biggest miner, will buy back as much as A$1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) of its Australian stock as part of a plan to return profit from soaring commodity prices to investors.
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This will be accomplished through a share buy-back plan in Australia, where 40% of the company&#39;s shares are held. because of the tax breaks they enjoy on such sales.
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Vodafone is to hand out Â£6bn to shareholders this year thanks to a doubling of its dividend and an increase in its share buy-back programme.