UPDATE Apple Will Spend $45B With $10B Stock Repurchase And $2.65 Dividend to Use Cash for and Buyback will discuss plans cash pile with investors Apple's dividend heralds 'changing of the guard' US stocks drift higher but can't match last week stock closes above $600 first time rise; up on announcement announces buyback pay start buybacks Analysts say may reinstate The day became normal Stocks flat; What analysts are saying

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 announces dividend as iPad sales rocket Apple announced Monday it will spend part of its massive cash hoard to pay its first dividend since 1995, and trumpeted that it had sold three million new iPads on the opening weekend. 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 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, 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 to pay dividend, start stock buybacks as it breaks open $98B piggy bank NEW YORK, N.Y. - 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 Dividend Story Captivates Financial World When does a simple dividend announcement stop Wall Street? When it's Apple announcing it. 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 to Pay Dividend, Start Buybacks Apple to pay dividend, start stock buybacks as it breaks open $98B piggy bank
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