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Microsoft's Money Problem: What to Do With It All | |
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| Time: 08:41 EST/13:41 GMT | News Source: The Street.com | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Microsoft has a "problem" other companies could only wish for: what to do with its huge hoard of cash? And everyone seems to have an answer for spending the $38.7 billion in cash and short-term securities reported on Microsoft's balance sheet on June 30. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader believes the Redmond, Wash.-based behemoth should pay a dividend. Credit Suisse First Boston analysts want the company to buy back more stock. And one investor joked that Microsoft could have helped bail out WorldCom by giving the bankrupt telco a few billion dollars. | ||
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| #1 By 1642 (205.177.133.222) at 8/12/2002 10:07:35 AM |
| A normal savings account would be about the worst option. With interest rates so low right now, what they would be earning in a normal savings account would not even keep up with the rate of inflation. There are definitly better investment options. |
| #2 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 8/12/2002 10:52:09 AM |
| Bernard_Marx - Yes, but it's better than the -20% earnings they would get in the stock market! :) |
| #3 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 8/12/2002 1:20:39 PM |
| Besides that, that kind of money wouldn't be stored in an American bank, more likely spread over several Swiss banks. |
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