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AI chipmaker AMD unveils $6B buyback plan

Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday announced a new 6billionstockbuybackplan,joiningastringofchipmakersthatarelookingtoreducetheirfloatastheAItradethathaspoweredtheirsharesshowssomesignsofslowing.SharesoftheSantaClara,Californiabasedcompanyroseasmuchas6.46 billion stock buyback plan, joining a string of chipmakers that are looking to reduce their float as the AI trade that has powered their shares shows some signs of slowing. Shares of the Santa Clara, California-based company rose as much as 6.4%. Its shares have fallen more than 6% so far this year, compared with a less than 1% drop for the benchmark Philadelphia Semiconductor Index.The buyback, which boosts its total repurchase authority to about 10 b ...