S&P warns 1 in 10 US firms may default on debt

A wave of company defaults is likely to sweep the United States and Europe as measures to contain the coronavirus spark a recession, S&P Global Ratings said Friday.

Security

ATM makers alert to cash-spitting attacks

Too much trouble. Holding up a bank means you need to buy a ski mask, map out bank exits, zap the surveillance cameras, threaten panic-stricken customers of bad consequences if anyone dares move. And then there is someone ...

Business

Why is the ECB eyeing a 'digital euro'?

The European Central Bank will on Monday launch a public consultation and start experiments to help it decide whether to create a "digital euro" for the 19-nation currency club.

Business

Deutsche Bank teams up with Google in cloud services

Deutsche Bank said Tuesday it is planning a partnership with Google where the US technology giant will provide cloud computing capabilities to Germany's largest lender, a market in which Europe is struggling to establish ...

Energy & Green Tech

Solar investment outshines oil: IEA

Investment in solar power is expected to overtake oil for the first time this year as clean energy spending outpaces that for fossil fuels, the IEA said in a report Thursday.

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Cash

In common language cash refers to money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins.

In bookkeeping and finance, cash refers to current assets comprising currency or currency equivalents that can be accessed immediately or near-immediately (as in the case of money market accounts). Cash is seen either as a reserve for payments, in case of a structural or incidental negative cash flow or as a way to avoid a downturn on financial markets.

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