There is no question that dividends are one way public companies return cash flow to investors, but statistics prove that float shrink is better for overall price performance as the stock of companies who shrink the float using free cash flow rise more then companies using the same amount of cash to pay dividends.
Cyclists will be able to pay using their mobile phone or cash card - receiving the first 30 minutes free.
Japan's overborrowed businesses are using surplus cash to pay down debts.
They decided that the lifestyle they had built was no longer sustainable and decided to make structural changes, by selling their home and renting, using the equity to pay off debts, establish a cash emergency fund and contributed to college savings for their children, which was of major importance.
For several years before that, Verizon Wireless had been using its spare cash to pay off debt instead of paying dividends.
Lehman realized a benefit by using the cash received to pay down other liabilities for a temporary improvement in the leverage ratio.
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Vodafone owns 45% of Verizon Wireless, but under terms of their arrangement with Verizon, which owns the other 55%, the wireless operator has been using its prodigious free cash flow to pay down borrowings from Verizon.
Though it should be noted that some of the time, those gamers struggling for cash to pay for games are kids using allowance money, and you have to wonder the negative effects of pausing their already sedentary video game to plug sugary soda.
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In villages it has also emerged as a substitute for cash, with people using airtime to pay for their shopping.
Many viewed this as both a cynical and shrewd move by Huffington given that AOL would have surely preferred to pay using its shares rather than a large percentage of its cash.
Not only would gold companies benefit from any rises in the price of the commodity itself, but many senior miners are now using a portion of their cash flow to pay dividends, Holmes said.
Many of these relatively young borrowers are using that upfront cash for everyday expenses (and frequently to pay off existing debts).
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Under the deal, Starbucks will use Square's service that lets customers who download the "Pay with Square" smartphone app and who enter their credit card information into it to pay simply by using their phone or by stating their name to employees at the cash register.
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In response, he now asks some customers to pay upon delivery, using PayPal Here on his smartphone, which gives him an inflow of cash "in fractions of a second, " he says.
If the cardiologist I use gives them an 85% discount to just pay cash up front, then the patient actually spends less out of pocket by not using their insurance.
The employee can pay cash up front to exercise them, or they can be exercised in a cashless transaction or by using a stock swap.
People can call Greyhound to order a ticket, using a PayNearMe card, read the operator the number on the card, then pay with cash at 7-11 to finalize the purchase of the ticket.
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