Big Tech buybacks fall 83% as AI spending eats the cash, Reuters reports
31-10-2026 23:21 via The Next Web

Big Tech buybacks fall 83% as AI spending eats the cash, Reuters reports

Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Oracle handed 9.3% of the cash their businesses made back to shareholders. That covers the first nine months of 2026. That is the smallest share in at least 15 years, down from 27.4% a year earlier. The figures come from a Reuters analysis of LSEG data and company reports by […]
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