Meanwhile, solid cash flow has allowed the company to increase its dividend, as well as to accelerate a share repurchase plan.

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Herbalife, which is up 11.7% so far in 2013 thanks in part to a big gain Jan. 3 when another hedge fund manager, Daniel Loeb, joined the fray with a big long bet on the stock said it anticipates stock buybacks under its existing share repurchase plan.

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Even so, Home Depot recently said that it can no longer afford to continue with its share-repurchase plan.

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