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Dollar General (DG) Announces Additional $500M Share Buyback
September 5, 2012 7:10 AM EDTWith this morning's earnings, Dollar General (NYSE: DG) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to purchase up to an additional $500 million of its common stock, which is over and above the $15 million remaining under the previous $500 million authorization approved in... More
UPDATE: Dollar General (DG) Tops Q2 EPS by 5c; Comps Up 5.1%; Boosts FY12 EPS Outlook
September 5, 2012 7:02 AM EDT(Updated - September 5, 2012 7:50 AM EDT)
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) reported Q2 adjusted-EPS of $0.69, $0.05 better than the analyst estimate of $0.64. Revenue for the quarter came in at $3.95 billion versus the consensus estimate of $3.96 billion.
Comps up 5.1%.
Dollar General sees FY2012... More

