81.   Pioneer will use the proceeds to buy back stock, the companies said.

82.   Paying down debt, buying back stock or finding other investments might not yield shareholders a return as high as keeping the telecommunications unit.

83.   Per-share earnings rose last year because PPG has been buying back stock, reducing the number of shares outstanding.

84.   Primark said it also may buy back stock and make acquisitions in financial, economic and market research information fields.

85.   Pioneer said it will use proceeds from the transaction to buy back stock.

86.   Primark said it may also buy back stock and make acquisitions in the financial, economic and market research information fields.

87.   Scitex Chairman Dov Tadmor said that Israeli law prohibits companies from buying back stock.

88.   She also liked the fact that the company was buying back stock and cutting costs.

89.   Some companies that are buying back stock now may not, in fact, feel comfortable spending the money.

90.   Since Congress re-established the capital gains tax two years ago, many shareholders would rather have their companies buy back stock than give them a dividend increase.