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Re:Amazon Is Seeking $16B Bond Sale for Whole Foods by whatok on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @03:38PM (#15021589)
It also makes sense from a liquidity perspective. Amazon has 21bn~ cash on hand which could easily pay for the Whole Foods transaction. Even though Amazon has proven that they can turn on the FCF fountain when they want to, it still makes sense to hold onto cash.
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Re:Amazon Is Seeking $16B Bond Sale for Whole Foods by KGIII on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @03:53PM (#15021722)
Yeah, there's lots of places where it makes sense, even in your personal finances

When I sold my company, the financial agency with whom I worked gave me free services with a financial advisor - not the same as a financial manager. It took me a few minutes to get it, but you probably still want to finance a house - even if you can pay cash.

Your cash, when invested, can earn more than you're spending to service the loan, in some situations,

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