{"id":72318,"date":"2026-09-28T07:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/nvidia-unveils-historic-150-billion-buyback-as-geopolitical-tensions-drive-oil-surge\/72318\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T07:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:08:12","slug":"nvidia-unveils-historic-150-billion-buyback-as-geopolitical-tensions-drive-oil-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/nvidia-unveils-historic-150-billion-buyback-as-geopolitical-tensions-drive-oil-surge\/72318\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia Unveils Historic $150 Billion Buyback as Geopolitical Tensions Drive Oil Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) authorized a record-breaking $150 billion increase to its share repurchase program, the largest in corporate history.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>US Crude Futures (WTI) jumped over 4% to a session peak of $96.44 per barrel following the collapse of peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>UK authorities foiled a suspected terror attack at RAF Fairford, a base used by U.S. bombers for strikes in the Middle East, leading to five arrests.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>) entered a $2.13 billion licensing deal with SciBrunch Therapeutics for a promising oral KRAS G12D inhibitor for cancer treatment.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The European Commission proposed a one-year postponement of its methane regulation to protect energy security amid ongoing regional conflicts.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) dominated market headlines today by announcing a massive <strong>$150 billion increase<\/strong> to its share buyback authorization. This historic move brings the company&#39;s total remaining repurchase capacity to <strong>$235 billion<\/strong>. Management noted that the decision reflects confidence in the long-term demand for AI data center infrastructure, with plans to return at least <strong>50% of free cash flow<\/strong> to shareholders through dividends and buybacks.<\/p>\n<p>Global energy markets reacted sharply to deteriorating diplomatic relations as <strong>US Crude Futures<\/strong> surged past <strong>$96 per barrel<\/strong>. The spike followed reports that President Trump rejected a peace proposal from Iran intended to reopen the <strong>Strait of Hormuz<\/strong>. <em>Market analysts warn that the stalemate keeps a significant geopolitical risk premium embedded in <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/energy\/crude-oil\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"12\" title=\"Crude oil\">oil prices<\/a>,<\/em> especially as the market continues to operate in a supply deficit.<\/p>\n<p>In the United Kingdom, counterterrorism police arrested five men near <strong>RAF Fairford<\/strong> on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act involving explosives. The base is a critical forward operating location for <strong>U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers<\/strong> currently engaged in regional strikes. Security at the installation had been heightened for days prior to the arrests, which President Trump described as a &quot;fantastic&quot; joint effort between U.S. and British intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Pharmaceutical giant Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>) expanded its oncology pipeline through an exclusive global license agreement with <strong>SciBrunch Therapeutics<\/strong>. The deal, valued at up to <strong>$2.13 billion<\/strong>, focuses on <strong>SPR2015<\/strong>, an investigational oral inhibitor targeting the KRAS G12D mutation common in pancreatic and colorectal cancers. Merck will pay an upfront fee of <strong>$400 million<\/strong>, which will be recorded as a pre-tax charge in its third-quarter results.<\/p>\n<p>Central bank activity remained in focus as <strong>Bank of England<\/strong> Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden noted that food price inflation has been &quot;weaker than expected.&quot; Despite this, the BoE is moving forward with plans to unwind its balance sheet, announcing the sale of <strong>\u00a3146 billion in gilts<\/strong> back to the Treasury at a pace of <strong>\u00a320 billion per year<\/strong>. Simultaneously, the <strong>European Commission<\/strong> is weighing a delay to its methane emissions law until <strong>2028<\/strong> to avoid further straining energy prices during the current Middle East crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Nvidia (NVDA) authorized a record-breaking $150 billion increase to its share repurchase program, the largest in corporate history. 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