Chaos in the money markets gave Microsoft Corp. an opening Monday to announce it would take on debt for the first time, launch a new $40 billion stock buyback plan and raise its dividend.

• 迫于“金融市场的混乱无序”，微软周一开盘时候宣布，计划回购400亿美元的公司股票，并首次发行债券，增加分红。