share buybacks

Elliott builds Deutsche Telekom stake, opposes T-Mobile merger

Elliott Investment Management has taken a large stake in Deutsche Telekom and is urging the German carrier to abandon plans for a full merger with T-Mobile US, instead pressing for expanded share buybacks, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The campaign by…

Samsung plans $72B shareholder return as SK Hynix launches record buyback

Samsung Electronics is preparing to announce a shareholder return plan worth more than 100 trillion won ($72 billion), according to a report by South Korean financial news site MoneyToday on Thursday, as the world's two largest memory chipmakers move to…

European financial firms to pay record €228B to shareholders

European banks and financial companies are on track to distribute a record €228 billion to shareholders in 2026, a 13% increase from the previous year, according to a Bloomberg Intelligence report published Wednesday.

Toyota raises annual profit forecast 13%, unveils $6.4B buyback

Toyota on Tuesday lifted its full-year operating profit forecast by 13% and unveiled a share repurchase program worth up to 1 trillion yen ($6.4 billion), even as the world's largest automaker reported a fifth consecutive quarter of declining earnings weighed…

HSBC beats profit estimates, resumes $1B buyback

HSBC Holdings plc reported second-quarter pretax profit of $10.1 billion on Tuesday, beating analyst estimates of $9.5 billion and resuming share buybacks after a pause tied to its acquisition of Hang Seng Bank. The results cap a strong earnings season…

Deutsche Bank posts record Q2 profit as investment banking surges

Deutsche Bank reported its highest-ever second-quarter profit on Wednesday, with net income climbing 10% year on year to €1.9 billion, powered by record revenues in its investment banking division that defied analyst expectations of a decline.

Standard Chartered launches $1B buyback after Q2 beat

Standard Chartered unveiled a $1 billion share buyback on Wednesday after second-quarter earnings surpassed expectations, powered by a record first-half performance and continued strength in its wealth management business. The London-based lender also raised its full-year income growth outlook, signaling…

UBS posts record Q2 profit, unveils $3 billion buyback

UBS reported a net profit of $2.8 billion for the second quarter of 2026 on Wednesday, beating analyst expectations by a wide margin and announcing plans to repurchase $3 billion in shares by mid-2027, as broad-based growth across its businesses…