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Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle returned just 9.3% of cash to shareholders in the first three quarters of 2026, a 15-year low amid AI spending (Patturaja Murugaboopathy/Reuters)
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Patturaja Murugaboopathy / Reuters: Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle returned just 9.3% of cash to shareholders in the first three quarters of 2026, a 15-year low amid AI spending — The biggest US technology companies generated record amounts of cash in the first nine months of 2026, yet returned the smallest share …
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