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S&P 500: 25 Largest Companies & their Cash Holdings
May 25, 2015 12:00pm by Barry Ritholtz
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Obama wants the money to come home for 14%.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-proposes-one-time-14-tax-on-overseas-earnings-1422802103
Now I know the GOP has Jade Helm, ending NSA quick warrant abilities, ending health care for 20M Americans, stopping abortion, ending the profitable Ex-Im bank, getting creationism to become accepted science for every child except their own etc… But why not schedule a vote? Don’t you shareholders want that money available for dividends and investment?
End Reagan’s silly off shore loophole that clogs up our capital markets.
Apple is ripe for a takeover. They have a market capitalization of less than $800B and $200B cash on hand. That means a loan of $200-$300B is all that one needs to unleash shareholder value. Surely Apple has the credit rating and cash flow to cover that, especially at current interest rates. This is a no brainer.
The Medium article link from the Bloomberg site is a must read for Free lunch, Socialism for the rich, right wingers who whine about “liquidity” problems in the bond market.
https://medium.com/bull-market/dear-buy-side-you-seem-very-concerned-about-liquidity-can-i-suggest-paying-for-it-66b1309e7621
If you want more liquidity big fat hedge fund, PAY FOR IT.