Thermo Fisher authorizes $5B in share buybacks

[Thermo Fisher Scientific in Whitby, ON, Canada]
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* Thermo Fisher Scientific's (TMO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TMO]) board has authorized [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20298142-thermo-fisher-scientific-authorizes-5-billion-of-share-repurchases] a share repurchase of $5B shares.
* The authorization does not have an expiration date.
* The company also announced [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4518063-thermo-fisher-scientific-declares-0_43-dividend] a $0.43/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. 

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