TXU raises earnings outlook, dividend; to repurchase shares
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NEW YORK, October 25  - TXU Corporation (TXU.NYS) has announced a new $50 million share buyback programme, while more than tripling its quarterly dividend payout, leading to an annual rate of $2.
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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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U.S. stock index futures pointed higher on Wednesday after Dell Inc.  reported better-than-expected earnings, setting the stage for gains by technology shares a day before the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Stock futures edged higher on Thursday, boosted by takeover news, but investors were cautious before economic data that could give clues on the outlook for interest rates.
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SAN FRANCISCO  - Texas Instruments Inc., the largest maker of chips for cellular phones, on Thursday said it plans to buy back $1 billion in stock and boost its quarterly dividend by more than 17 percent, becoming the latest technology company to return extra cash to investors.
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AnnTaylor Stores Corp  reported better-than-expected earnings per share on Friday, helped by a lower share count from buybacks, and reaffirmed its full-year profit outlook, sending shares up 7 percent.
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The London Stock Exchange issued a bullish profit forecast and pledged a dividend hike on Tuesday as it urged shareholders to reject a 2.7-billion-pound ($5.27-billion) hostile bid from U.S. rival Nasdaq.
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Stock futures edged higher on  Thursday, boosted by takeover news, but investors were cautious  before economic data that could give clues on the outlook for  interest rates.
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Stocks were set to open higher on  Friday after Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings forecasts  and a $1 billion share buyback at Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N could support technology stocks.
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Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) rose after the market close on Thursday, after the chip maker said it plans to buy back $1 billion in stock and boost its quarterly dividend by more than 17 percent.
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US stocks were set to move slightly higher at the open on Friday with a $1 billion share buyback at Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) supporting
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These companies' share buybacks could boost earnings per share. Good deal or no deal?
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Texas power company TXU Corp. , which has agreed to the largest leveraged buyout in history, posted a 33 percent rise in fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, helped by improved margins and lower operating costs.
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- TXU Corp.  said it agreed to be acquired by a group led by private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.  and Texas Pacific Group  for about $45 billion including debt.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, suggesting stocks could extend gains from the previous session, as retailers including Costco Wholesale Corp.  and Limited Brands Inc.  posted higher November sales.
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U.S. stocks gained on Wednesday, as  positive earnings from companies such as Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N helped extend the previous session's rally.
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Some of the Wall Street brokerages on tap to report earnings next month might see better-than-expected results as a rebound in the stock market is expected to fuel performance within their equities businesses.