On average the cash amount may be as low as three percent and as high as seven percent.

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Though strong balance sheets are preferable, big cash balances and low money market rates can be a drag on return on equity.

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Knowing the government's pledge of more cash for more babies wouldn't be enough to raise the worryingly low birthrate, discussions on how to make workplaces family-friendly were reaching a pitch.

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