Apple Shares Crack $600 As Initial iPad Sales Pass 3M UPDATE Will Spend $45B With $10B Stock Repurchase And $2.65 Dividend to offer quarterly dividend buy back shares spend $98B on dividends stock buybacks Use Cash for and Buyback buyback program boost above US stocks drift higher but can't match last week Apple's closes first time Pads Investor Wallets Risk Forget The Next iPhone Be Biggest Launch Ever announces pay start AAPL plans huge cash hoard day became normal Verge ‘Apple TV Shortages Appear Sources Say New Model Imminent’

Apple's stock closes above $600 for first time Apple's stock closed above $600 for the first time Monday, the same day the company announced plans to reward shareholders with a dividend and a share buyback program. Apple to pay dividend, start stock buybacks Apple is finally acknowledging that it has more money than it needs. But don't expect it to cut prices on iPhones and iPads. Instead, the company said on Monday that it will reward its shareholders with a dividend and a stock buyback program. Apple's stock ends above $600 Apple's stock closed above $600 for the first time Monday, the same day the company announced plans to reward shareholders with a dividend and a share buyback program. The stock rallied in the final minutes of trading to close at $601.10, an increase of $15.53, or 2.7%. March Stock Mania: Apple trounces Exxon It's been quite a Monday for Apple. Not only did the tech giant announce plans to give investors a $2.65 quarterly dividend and announce plans to buy back $10 billion worth of stock, but it officially landed the top spot in CNNMoney's March Stock Mania tournament. Apple sets dividend, stock buyback (Reuters) - Apple Inc will start paying a regular quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share in July and buy back up to $10 billion of its stock beginning in the next fiscal year, the world's most valuable company said on Monday. Instant View: Apple to pay dividend, buy back stock (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it plans to pay a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share and authorized a $10 billion stock buyback program to be carried out over three years. The moves, plus money spent to settle vesting restricted stock units, will use about $45 billion of Apple's nearly $100 billion in cash and securities, the company said on Monday. Apple's shares rose 2 percent in premarket. ... Apple Sets $2.65/Shr Quarterly Div; $10B Buyback; Stock Jumps Apple this morning has finally announced plans for some of its cash. The company will pay a quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share, for a yield of 1.8%. The first dividend will be paid in the fiscal fourth quarter, which begins July 1. The company also announced a $10 billion stock repurchase plan. The buyback ... Exxon trounced by Apple in March Stock Mania It's been quite a Monday for Apple. Not only did the tech giant announce plans to give investors a $2.65 quarterly dividend and announce plans to buy back $10 billion worth of stock, but it officially landed the top spot in CNNMoney's March Stock Mania tournament. Apple's Next Step A Stock Split? Last week, I suggested that Apple would not be able to resist the pressure to return cash to its shareholders much longer in a post entitled: "Fine, No Dividend, But Apple Could Use a Stock Buyback." Apple announces dividend, stock buyback Apple's shares have soared, up 77 percent in the last year, making it the most valuable company on the planet. But despite that ascent, most stock analysts who follow the company think its shares are still worth buying and expect them to keep rising.
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