Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) shares edged lower in Friday's premarket trading, despite a standout quarterly performance.

Salesforce shares rose Thursday after the software giant posted better-than-expected earnings, though its outlook missed estimates.

Salesforce's high-growth days are over, but it plans to reward its patient investors with a fresh $50 billion buyback authorization. That's equivalent to 28% of its $180 billion market cap, but does ...

I agree to the Terms of Use , Privacy Notice and Cookie Notice.