By cutting production, it would avoid a surplus stock of cars building up.

BBC: Peugeot to launch 'massive' cuts

Pyotr Rodionov, Gazprom's deputy chairman, claimed this week to have no view on what the government should do with its surplus Gazprom stock.

ECONOMIST: Gazprom

Now that the national current account is in surplus, the ladies discuss the stock market and mutual funds - specifically, the 15 funds bearing the Buy Korea name.

CNN: DREAMS AND CONTROVERSY

Experts say Apple isn't alone: Other companies, especially in the technology sector, are sitting on surplus cash balances that might not be fully reflected in their stock prices.

WSJ: Upside: Apple Isn't the Only Company With a Cash Hoard

When banks become members of the Federal Reserve System, which is mandatory for national banks and voluntary for state banks, they have to purchase stock in their local Federal Reserve Bank equal to six percent of their own capital and surplus.

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