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Coverage of buybacks, dividends, proxy matters, activist campaigns, tender offers, and other shareholder-related events. Articles explain the terms, timeline, and potential capital-structure effects.

Samsung’s $79B Payout: Special Dividend Beats Buyback

September 12, 2026August 21, 2026 by Bruno
Samsung’s $79B Payout: Special Dividend Beats Buyback

Samsung will return up to KRW 110T (~$79B) — half of FCF plus a special dividend. Why Korea’s chip giant is skipping the buyback.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Shareholder Actions, Technology Tags ai memory chip stocks, capital markets, korean stock market, samsung buyback, samsung electronics, sk hynix buyback

Preferred Stock vs Common Stock: What’s the Difference?

September 12, 2026July 28, 2026 by Bruno
Preferred Stock vs Common Stock: What’s the Difference?

Preferred stock vs common stock: voting rights, dividend priority, liquidation order, cumulative vs non-cumulative, and where preferreds fit.

Categories Market Education, Shareholder Actions Tags capital structure, common stock, dividend investing, investing basics, preferred stock, stock market

How Stock Spinoffs Work: Section 355 Tax-Free Explained

September 12, 2026June 17, 2026 by Bruno
How Stock Spinoffs Work: Section 355 Tax-Free Explained

Spinoffs detach a subsidiary into its own public stock. Here’s how Section 355 keeps the deal tax-free, plus the FedEx Freight playbook.

Categories Market Education, Shareholder Actions Tags corporate restructuring, fedex freight, investing basics, section 355, stock spinoff, tax-free spinoff

FedEx Q4 Preview: First Earnings After the Freight Spinoff

September 12, 2026June 15, 2026 by Bruno
FedEx Q4 Preview: First Earnings After the Freight Spinoff

FedEx reports Q4 FY26 on June 23 — the first print without FedEx Freight. Street sees $5.80 EPS, down 4.5% YoY. What investors are watching.

Categories Earnings, Market Education, Shareholder Actions Tags fdx stock, fdxf stock, fedex earnings, fedex freight spinoff, stock market, transportation stocks

Black-Scholes Explained: How Options Are Priced

September 12, 2026June 1, 2026 by Bruno
Black-Scholes Explained: How Options Are Priced

The Black-Scholes options pricing model, in plain English: the formula, the five inputs, a worked example with verified numbers, and where it breaks.

Categories Market Education, Shareholder Actions Tags black-scholes model, implied volatility, investing basics, options trading, quantitative finance

Nvidia’s $80B Buyback and 25x Dividend Hike, Explained

September 12, 2026May 31, 2026 by Bruno
Nvidia’s $80B Buyback and 25x Dividend Hike, Explained

Nvidia returned $20B in Q1, added an $80B buyback authorization, and lifted its dividend 25x – even as it zeroed China out of its outlook.

Categories Earnings, Shareholder Actions, Stock Market, Technology Tags data center, nvda buyback, nvidia earnings, semiconductor stocks, stock market

Quantinuum Sets QNT IPO at $45-$50; Targets $12.7B Cap

September 12, 2026May 27, 2026 by Bruno
Quantinuum Sets QNT IPO at $45-$50; Targets $12.7B Cap

Quantinuum’s amended S-1 sets QNT IPO at $45-$50 per share on ~21M shares, implying a $12.7B valuation and up to $1.05B in proceeds. Here’s how it stacks up.

Categories Shareholder Actions Tags capital markets, honeywell spinoff, nasdaq ipo 2026, qnt stock, quantinuum ipo

Stock Buybacks Explained: Mechanics, EPS Math, Taxes

September 12, 2026May 24, 2026 by Bruno
Stock Buybacks Explained: Mechanics, EPS Math, Taxes

How share repurchases actually work — open-market vs ASR vs Dutch auction, the EPS math that drives them, SEC Rule 10b-18, and the 1% excise tax.

Categories Earnings, Market Education, Shareholder Actions Tags buyback excise tax, eps, investing basics, rule 10b-18, share repurchases, stock buybacks

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