Nvidia’s historic buyback announcement underscores a sharp divide in Big Tech

MarketWatch Tuesday 29 September 2026, 20:52 UTC By Christine Ji 1 min read

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Nvidia is expanding its buyback program to $235 billion while Alphabet and Meta halt repurchases and reallocate money to their AI initiatives.

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