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Equinor cuts buybacks by 70% and flags sharp drop in capital expenditure next year
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Generali steps up investor returns as CEO offers to stay in charge
Date: January 30, 2025
VENICE (Reuters) -Generali on Thursday pledged to return more than 8.5 billion euros ($8.9 billion) to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks through 2027, as CEO Philippe Donnet said he...
Hedge fund Elliott says it has not made demands at Germany’s RWE
Date: November 7, 2024
(Reuters) -Elliott Investment Management said on Wednesday that it has not engaged with German utility RWE AG about an investment in the company and has not laid out any demands. The hedge fund issued a statement in reaction to a Bloomberg News report, citing unnamed sources, that said Elliott has built a significant investment in...
Barclays plans cost cuts, bumper buybacks in bid to boost shares
Date: February 20, 2024
Barclays plans cost cuts, bumper buybacks in bid to boost shares By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays laid out a three-year plan to revive its flagging share price on Tuesday, including axing 2 billion pounds of costs, returning 10 billion pounds ($12.6 billion) to shareholders and investing in its high-returning UK retail...
UBS resumes buybacks, seeks more cost savings from Credit Suisse takeover
Date: February 6, 2024
UBS resumes buybacks, seeks more cost savings from Credit Suisse takeover By Noele Illien ZURICH (Reuters) -UBS said on Tuesday it would restart share buybacks and find $3 billion more in cost savings from integrating Credit Suisse, as the bank outlined the next phase of absorbing its fallen rival after underwhelming fourth-quarter results. The Swiss...
Novo Nordisk to begin 2024 share buybacks
Date: February 6, 2024
Novo Nordisk to begin 2024 share buybacks OSLO (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk will on Tuesday begin the execution of its planned share buyback programme for 2024, the Danish maker of obesity drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic said in a statement. Novo on Jan. 31 said it planned to carry out a share repurchase plan...
Equinor Q2 profit down 57% as oil and gas prices fall
Date: July 26, 2023
Equinor Q2 profit down 57% as oil and gas prices fall By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -Equinor posted on Wednesday a 57% year-on-year decline in second quarter core profit, in line with expectations as oil and gas prices fell, while maintaining its dividend and share buyback levels, sending its shares slightly lower. The Norwegian energy...