Google Pumps Own Stock via Dividend Program and $70 Billion Buyback

Google Pumps Own Stock via Dividend Program and $70 Billion Buyback
A view of the main lobby of building BV200, during a tour of Google's new Bay View Campus in Mountain View, Calif., on May 16, 2022. Peter DaSilva/Reuters
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Alphabet Inc. announced a first-time-ever dividend program and a $70 billion buyback of its own stock that could revitalize the tech company for the next year.

The company’s shares, both Class A and Class C, experienced a big surge of over 11 percent in post-market trading on Thursday, reaching approximately $175 and $176.70, respectively.