Today's Most Important Buybacks

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Snap (NYSE:SNAP) announced today its board of directors has authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $500 million of its Class A common stock. Shares plunged 26% after-hours today following the company’s reported Q3 results.

During last night’s conference call, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said the company could do a $5-$10 billion share buyback. “Even in the downside scenario next year, even given if next year is a very difficult year, we still have the ability to do a $5 billion to $10 billion buyback. This is obviously pending Board review and approval. So it’s likely that we’ll do some meaningful buyback,” said Musk. The company shares closed more than 6% lower today following the mixed Q3 results announcement.

Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) announced its Board of Directors has authorized a $1 billion share repurchase program. Shares were down more than 13% after-hours on the company’s poor outlook.

Wix (Nasdaq: NASDAQ:WIX) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program, under which the company may repurchase up to $300 million of its ordinary shares. Shares rose more than 9% today.

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