Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:21Instead, they have been intent on increasing not only cash dividends -- the traditional way of distributing value to shareholders -- but also stock buybacks, which are used to manipulate their company's stock price. So shareholder return has become the ...

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:31He added: "Paying a sky-high price for something in popular demand can often be a recipe for disappointment." For most UK investors, the main way to get exposure to this growth area is through a technology fund. These typically hold a wide range of ...

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:00We think a lower share price actually improves the odds of the deal going through. Speculators had bid the stock price up so high that we were concerned News Corp. might not be able to reach an agreement on price with BSkyB stockholders. ...

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:28The award is so high - believed to be the biggest of its kind in the retail sector - because the company's share price has more than doubled in the past 12 months. But the staff will have to wait before being able to cash in their shares as they cannot ...

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:36The share price is well short of its 52-week high of $9.53, set in April. It closed yesterday at $8.13. Some analysts had become too optimistic in their forecasts for the group and a number of brokers in Australia and New Zealand have adjusted their ...