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Apple Leads Field In Stock Buybacks By Large Margin

While rolling in cash with strong sales of iPhones, Apple (AAPL) repurchased $45 billion of its stock in 2014, far above second place Exxon Mobil. Apple increased its spending by 74% from the $26 billion spent the previous year. Exxon Mobil (XOM) was a distant second at $13.1 billion, among companies in the S&P 500, according to a report from S&P Dow Jones Indices. Intel (INTC) was third in stock buybacks for the year, followed by IBM (IBM). Intel

Exxon Mobil, Apple Lead Dividend Payouts In S&P 500

Companies in the S&P 500 paid $375.9 billion in dividends in aggregate during the 12 months that ended Jan. 31, setting a new high. Financial and information technology companies paid the most dividends, at $60.7 billion and $57 billion, respectively, according to FactSet Research, which included common and preferred dividends. Exxon Mobil (XOM) led the field. It paid out $11.6 billion in dividends. It was followed by Apple (AAPL), which paid