Why Is Pfizer Borrowing $1 Billion When Its Cash Stockpile Totals Nearly $22 Billion?

Motley Fool2021-08-27

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) isn't hurting for cash. The company reported a cash stockpile of nearly $22 billion in its second-quarter update. However, it recently announced that it's borrowing $1 billion. In ...

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VamX
2021-08-27
VamX
I would borrow with such low interest ?
Linda1127
2021-08-27
Linda1127
Really...cheap yo borrow
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2021-08-27
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UTOtrader
2021-08-27
UTOtrader
Cheap cheap money
- mistyzenz:
  Haha, true
- Potato11:
  Oh
pin123
2021-08-27
pin123
Hi

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