From Exxon to Royal Caribbean Cruises, US companies rush to hoard cash

FILE PHOTO: One hundred dollar notes are seen in this photo illustration at a bank in Seoul January 9, 2013. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/File PhotoFrom Exxon Mobil Corp to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd , companies rushed to borrow more money and boost their cash coffers on Tuesday, as the market turmoil fueled by a plunge in oil prices and the global coronavirus outbreak raised the prospect of an economic downturn."It's companies loading up on cash when you can get it.

"These are extraordinary times and we are taking these steps to manage the company prudently and conservatively," Royal Caribbean Cruises Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Fain said in a statement. United Airlines Holdings Inc also said on Tuesday it had raised an extra US$2 billion in financing while slashing its 2020 capital expenditures by more than a third.

Other companies which chose not to raise new funds yet touted their financial strength to calm investors. In an investor presentation on Tuesday, American Airlines Group Inc flagged more than US$7.3 billion in cash and unused bank lending in reserve.

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