NEW YORK: Corporate America is generating cash at near record levels, but the lessons of past investments turned sour are prompting companies to adopt a more conservative approach with spending.
Some economists are even calling the cash build-up a “cash bubble” and, while share buybacks and dividends are returning some of the cash to shareholders, many companies just don’t know what to spend their money on.
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