Companies sitting on a mountain of cash - US$7 trillion


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THE global financial crisis of 2008 has made companies more cautious, hoarding their cash reserves that earn low returns sitting on balance sheets.

Collectively, they have amassed a global war chest of US$7 trillion.

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