Monday, August 16, 2021

Companies worldwide Are Hoarding Record Cash Amid Delta Fears

This is not good news! High time to move beyond the pandemic!

"Companies are sitting on a record amount of cash amid lingering uncertainty about disruptions from Covid-19, defying expectations earlier this year that a waning pandemic would unleash a spending spree.

Cash and short-term investments on corporate balance sheets globally are at an all-time high of $6.84 trillion, according to data from S&P Global, extrapolated from second-quarter earnings reports. That is 45% higher than the average in the five years preceding the pandemic and a 2.6% increase from the previous quarter. ..."

Companies Are Hoarding Record Cash Amid Delta Fears - WSJ

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