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Jim Cramer is calling Salesforce’s massive buyback a stroke of genius, but today’s price action tells a more complicated story about whether the software giant’s rough stretch is truly behind it.

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Spotify Technology (SPOT) spent 2026 getting punished for a spending decision. On August 20, its board answered the market directly: it approved a $1.5 billion increase to the share buyback program, lifting total authorization to roughly $2.2 billion. Shares rose about 5% the next day. At $542.43 as of the September 4 close, the stock…

nCino has reported an 8% year-on-year increase in total revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2027, while expanding its share repurchase programme by a further $100m as demand grows for its AI-powered banking technology.

Add to Google Preferred Sources Salesforce spent a record $27 billion on stock buybacks in a single quarter, including $25 billion in accelerated repurchases funded by newly issued debt, as CEO Marc Benioff pushes back against Wall Street’s fears that AI will disrupt the software-as-a-service industry. The stock remains down more than 25% in 2026…

In recent weeks, Shopify’s board expanded its share repurchase authorization to US$5.00 billion and held its 2026 annual meeting, where all director nominees were elected, auditors were reappointed, and shareholders endorsed the company’s executive compensation approach while rejecting a proposed artificial intelligence policy.

Globe Life Inc. recently increased its share repurchase authorization to US$2.50 billion, declared a US$0.33 quarterly dividend for October 2026, and announced the retirement of director David A. Rodriguez for personal reasons.

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