Apple will discuss plans for cash pile with investors US stocks rise; up on dividend announcement to pay start stock buybacks Analysts say may reinstate The day became normal Stocks flat; Apple's and buyback What the analysts are saying sets fall; Will Use Cash Hoard Dividend $10B Stock Buyback U.S. futures reveal decision use of hoard plan 3 options $98B

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 share buyback program. Apple announces its first dividend and share buy back program since 1995 With $97.6 billion in cash reserves and a record weekend of new iPad sales now just behind it, Apple has announced its first share-repurchasing and dividend program since 1995. Apple Dividend Story Captivates Financial World When does a simple dividend announcement stop Wall Street? When it's Apple announcing it. Apple's Dividend Risk (Why some fund managers might have to sell Apple) Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a dividend, but Apple's dividend might have just increased the risk in the stock and some portfolio managers might have to sell it. Let me try to explain. Apple: Dividend, stock buyback coming After amassing a huge cash hoard, Apple Inc. is finally acknowledging that it doesn't need all that money, saying Monday that it will start paying some of it out to shareholders in the form of a dividend and share buyback program. Apple's Dividend: Who's Getting How Much? Now that Apple has decided to make a dividend payment for the first time in more than a decade, we wanted to see who stands to benefit the most from the iPhone maker's decision to give back some of its $98 billion in cash. Apple's Big Dividend: Tim Cook "Is Definitely a Different Leader" Than Steve Jobs, Analyst Says Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer confirmed Monday what Wall Street had been buzzing about for months: the tech giant will start buying back shares and pay investors a quarterly dividend. "This is certainly positive news for shareholders," says Morningstar senior stock analyst Michael Holt. "It's nice to see [Apple] returning [cash] [...] Apple To Pay Quarterly Dividend, Buy Back Stock --Apple announces $2.65 a share quarterly dividend and $10 billion stock buyback Apple Announces Dividend, Buyback Apple has announced a dividend of $2.65 a share and a $10 billion stock buyback as a use for its cash hoard. Click to view a price quote on AAPL . Click to research the Computer Hardware industry. Apple Dividend: Fueling New Highs (Update 1) Wall Street analysts have responded positively to Apple's dividend and buyback announcement.
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