Broadcom to Buy Back $10 Billion in Shares Following Stock Slide

A person walks past the Broadcom Inc. headquarters in San Jose, California.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Broadcom Inc., a supplier of semiconductors to Apple Inc. and other big tech companies, announced plans to buy back as much as $10 billion in shares, saying it remains confident in the chip industry.

The board has authorized the repurchase through Dec. 31, Broadcom said in a statementBloomberg Terminal Monday. The announcement sent the company’s shares up about 3% in late trading.