Western Digital Corporation News

This week, I will run you through the most important buyback announcements for the week of May 21 - 25, which turned out to be a reasonably active week in terms of buyback activity.

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Electronic storage device maker Seagate Technology Plc plans to buy a 64.5% stake in France-based digital storage devices maker LaCie in a $186 million deal, which will help it expand in Japan and Europe.

The BOJ dropped from its latest statement a line that the central bank will pursue powerful monetary easing, saying instead it will conduct appropriate policy, sending the yen higher against the dollar.

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Nasdaq 's annual meeting on Tuesday was brief and to the point: the US exchange's investors remain in support of Bob Greifeld, its chief executive, while controversy continues to swirl around the company's handling of the Facebook initial public offering .

The firm currently has a a "neutral" rating on the stock. The analysts wrote, "The increased authorization is effective immediately and extends the program by five years.

Western Digital Corp. today announced an increased authorization of $1.5 billion of its common stock under its share repurchase program.

Nasdaq OMX Group has taken heat for glitches in its handling of the Facebook IPO, including a delayed opening and a two-hour gap during which some traders didn't know the status of their orders.

Today was a fairly big day for disk drive maker Western Digital , with the company announcing it will move its listing from New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq , and saying its board of directors authorized another $1.5 billion in share repurchases, with no specified time frame.

Western Digital, the Irvine hard drive manufacturer, announced that it will repurchase up to $1.5 billion of its stock and move from the New York Stock Exchange to the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

Up yesterday after beating FQ1 estimates and delivering decent FQ2 guidance , as well as announcing a dividend and new buybacks, Marvell is now trading lower.

IRVINE, Calif., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Digital Corp. today announced that it has appointed Kensuke Oka and Masahiro Yamamura to its board of directors, effective May 17, 2012.

Designed for high-performance PCs, Mac computers and professional workstations that require a balance of high performance and capacity, the WD VelociRaptor drive is a favorite among enthusiasts and creative professionals.

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Western Digital Corp. today announced that it has completed its divestiture of certain 3.5-inch hard drive assets to Toshiba Corporation, as required by regulatory agencies that conditionally approved the company's completed acquisition of Viviti Technologies Ltd.

IRVINE, Calif., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Digital Corp. today announced that it has completed its divestiture of certain 3.5-inch hard drive assets to Toshiba Corporation, as required by regulatory agencies that conditionally approved the company's completed acquisition of Viviti Technologies Ltd.

HGST today announced a new family of CinemaStara 2.5-inch hard disk drives for the growing traditional and small form factor audio/video and consumer electronics HDD markets.

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. : Barrington increased its target on Grand Canyon after the company reported stronger than expected Q1 results.

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Citigroup in a note issued to investors on Wednesday.