Microsoft didn't end up buying Yahoo, so it's buying itself (basically). The move improves it's stock value (which has decreased quite a bit since the Yahoo deal flopped).
The share prices went up 5.33% after the announcement.
It only recently completed a $40 billion stock buyback.
It's insaine how deep their pockets are!
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22-09-2008, 03:23 PM #1
Microsoft announces $40 billion stock buyback.
---MAD---
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Certainly is, I wish I had that kind of money.
Never argue with an idiot, he'll drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience.
And 15 mins later...
Originally Posted by Recursion
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £195.73 1 £195.73
*ordered.
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22-09-2008, 08:46 PM #3
Investing in itself brings in cash!! Originally Posted by ---MAD---
"Fine Yahoo, if we cannot buy you we will buy ourselves!"Last edited by HotelUser; 22-09-2008 at 08:55 PM.
I'm not crazy, ask my toaster.
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Im confused lol, how can you buy yourself?
Did they just play the stockmarket with the shareholders buying and selling shares between themselfs to raise demand and therefore raise share prices?
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They just bought back their stock.
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What happens is they buy back their own stock, they own most of their stock and then it raises the price of the stock - becuase limited people have it.
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02-10-2008, 11:03 PM #7
Yeah exactly. Less supply, same demand therefore higher share price
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---MAD---
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The laws of supply and demand
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Explain this to me in less-complicated-jargon, please?
i've been here for over 8 years and i don't know why
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They buy bits of their own company back off people. The demand for the bits is still the same among the people, but there is less of it to go around, so people are willing to pay more money for bits of Microsoft.
Thats as dumb as I could make it LOL
Supply and Demand... learnt it in Business Eco lol:8 Originally Posted by Chippiewill
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