Alongside today's earnings release, Apple also announced a major increase in its capital return program, boosting the previous $55 billion program to $100 program. Alongside a modest 15% increase in dividend payments, Apple is making a significant increase in its stock buyback initiative, taking advantage of the company's depressed stock price to reduce the amount of stock available on the market.The Company expects to utilize a total of $100 billion of cash under the expanded program by the end of calendar 2015. This represents a $55 billion increase to the program announced last
