surplus cash

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The survey found that 62.5% of retail investors plan to invest surplus cash into ETFs, which is up from 58.9% last quarter.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Instead of paying out surplus cash, they invest hand-over-fist in trendy projects and questionable acquisitions, most recently in artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Exxon said it expects to generate about $145 billion in cumulative surplus cash flow over the next five years, assuming oil prices averaging $65 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Under an agreement signed 30 years ago, the government has been entitled to half the surplus cash in return for guaranteeing its value, although no money has been taken since 2015.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

The Virginians and North Carolinians, who came to Georgia, brought their slaves with them; and the Georgians, as their crops became profitable, laid out their surplus cash in buying more negroes.

From Stories Of Georgia by Harris, Joel Chandler