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To: etchmeister who wrote (32664)	9/21/2006 8:38:29 PM
From: BWAC	Respond to of 95391

So the clowns that manipulated natural gas up so high drank the koolaid? One can only hope that the same happens to those who've spiked oil.

To: etchmeister who wrote (32664)	9/21/2006 9:04:27 PM
From: sixty2nds	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95391

Are some of the negatives turning positive in Techland...16:54 TXN Texas Instruments to repurchase additional $5 bln in stock, increase dividend by 33% (31.47 -0.87) Co that its Board of Directors has authorized the co to repurchase an additional $5 bln of its common stock. When combined with other previously announced buyback plans, the total outstanding share repurchase authorization is now $6.8 bln. Including today's announcement, the Board has authorized the repurchase of $15 bln of stock since September 2004. Over this period, the co has reduced the number of its shares outstanding by over 200 mln shares, or more than 10%. Additionally, the co plans to raise its quarterly cash dividend 33%. TI's new quarterly dividend rate will be $0.04 per quarter, resulting in annual dividend payments of $0.16 per share. The co's previous dividend increase was announced in July 2005, when the dividend was raised 20%. ....