Analysis-Investors look to near $2 trillion corporate cash hoard to buoy stocks By Reuters – Investing.com
- Date: 21-Jul-2021
- Source: Investing.com
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Middle East
Analysis-Investors look to near $2 trillion corporate cash hoard to buoy stocks By Reuters – Investing.com
By Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are looking to a mounting pile of cash at U.S. companies to provide support for the stock market in coming months, as executives announce plans to increase share buybacks, boost dividends or pour money back into their businesses.
Cash on the balance sheets of companies has swelled to a record $1.9 trillion, compared to $1.5 trillion before the pandemic crisis in early 2020, according to Keith Lerner, chief market strategist at Truist Advisory Services.