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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ Jan 6

    Bankers are scratching their heads at the sluggish expansion in corporate borrowing. Last year was likely the worst for corporate borrowing in recent historyhttp://on.wsj.com/2qrbWkR 

    3:20 PM - 6 Jan 2018
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      1. Glenn Stevens‏ @glennstevens33 Jan 6
        Replying to @WSJ

        Perhaps because they are flush with cash, and they don't want to hire more workers?

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      1. Mark McC‏ @Marcusmac99 Jan 6
        Replying to @WSJ

        Maybe they dont like dealing with the criminals that call themselves bankers.

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      1. Just Me.‏ @Hormonia Jan 6
        Replying to @WSJ

        They knew they were about to get handed billions in tax relief. D'uh!

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      1. Bryan Patterson‏ @BPattyPatterson Jan 7
        Replying to @WSJ

        They have no reason to get loans when they are sitting on a pile of cash already.

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      1. Alexander Portillo‏ @LatinLiberal89 Jan 6
        Replying to @WSJ

        Idk maybe cause their raping their workforce and don’t need to borrow money....

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      1. Justin Huff‏ @C4YerSelf Jan 6
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        Ummm - because corporations are extremely over-capped, have excess capacity, and just got a 1.5 Trillion $ infusion with the #TaxCutsAndJobsAct ? WTF - can't bankers do math....

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      1. Chuck Sawyer‏ @cgs1066 Jan 6
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        They are already swimming in profits.....isn't that enough?

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      1. Cos & Effect‏ @TerpAttorney Jan 6
        Replying to @WSJ

        They are busting at the seems with cash! What the hell, man!

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      1. Mark McC‏ @Marcusmac99 Jan 6
        Replying to @WSJ

        The four horsemen of the appocolyps. But we can add Goldman and JPMorgan. Right Jamie!

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      2. Maylan Studart‏ @MaylanStudart Jan 6
        Replying to @WSJ

        Um... Rising interest rate environment?

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      3. scott971b‏ @scott971b Jan 6
        Replying to @MaylanStudart @WSJ

        Still very inexpensive historically

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      4. Maylan Studart‏ @MaylanStudart Jan 6
        Replying to @scott971b @WSJ

        Tell that to mom and pop stores who are seeing minimum wage rise as well.

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      5. scott971b‏ @scott971b Jan 6
        Replying to @MaylanStudart @WSJ

        Big banks don't care about mom and pops $50k credit line

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      6. Maylan Studart‏ @MaylanStudart Jan 6
        Replying to @scott971b @WSJ

        You need to feel the pulse of main street, seems like you don't care. Anyway, not a surprising story by WSJ

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      1. Anjum Faridi‏ @anjum360 Jan 7
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        They are all cash rich, why borrow then?

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      1. billybaroo49‏ @billybaroo49 Jan 6
        Replying to @WSJ

        Maybe, you can lower their taxes, wait a spell, buy a rabbit's foot, and see what happens. ;)

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      1. Lonnie Hicks‏ @LonnieHicks10 Jan 6
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        When you are sitting on TONS of cash...who needs loans? More proof...Trickle Down is a damn lie.

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      1. Jack Nowell‏ @jacknowell555 Jan 6
        Replying to @WSJ

        Not so smary people using rudimentary economic tools trying to explain and predict one of the most complex systems in the know universe. AKA The Economy

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