Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) are climbing in pre-market hours after the tech giant's board approved a $60 billion share buyback program and agreed to raise the dividend by 10% to $0.83 per share as of November 21. Morning Brief Hosts Seana Smith and Brad Smith report more on the story and analyze the stock's performance over the last two years.

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This post was written by Melanie Riehl