War Chest

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Definition of 'War Chest'

Slang for the reserve of cash a corporation sets aside to attempt a takeover or to defend against a hostile takeover.
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Investopedia explains 'War Chest'

For example, you might hear, "Look for XYZ Company to make an acquisition soon; they've been selling off assets in order to build up their war chest."

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  • War's Influence On Wall Street

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/03/072903.asp
    ... (To learn more, check out Panic Selling - Capitulation Or Crash?) War Chest and
    War Bonds The gathering of a war chest has been around as long as war. ...

  • The 5 Most Feared Figures In Finance

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/feared-figures.asp
    ... out in juicy dividends. It soon became apparent that Bill Gates was building
    a war chest of unbelievable size. Investors who would ...

  • Hetty Green: The Witch Of Wall Street

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/financialcareers/09/hetty-green-witch-wall-street.asp
    ... She always kept a large war chest for crashes and panics, both for snapping up
    investments in fire sales and providing high-interest emergency loans to ...

  • Cash Heavy Companies

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/5-Cash-Heavy-Companies-GOOG-AAPL-CSCO-F-MSFT-ORCL0308.aspx
    ... This total was up 8% sequentially and 31% year over year. What will these companies
    do when market conditions encourage them to deploy their huge war chests? ...

  • Pharma Patent Trolls: Cheap Drugs At A Steep Price

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/fundamental-analysis/09/pharmaceutical-patent-trolls.asp
    ... settling lawsuits. To maintain this war chest they need strong and, more
    importantly, stable profits from their products. Risk and ...

  • Do stimulus checks work?

    http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/09/stimulus-checks.asp
    ... Similarly, companies may choose to hold onto profits to form a war chest in
    anticipation of an economic downturn rather than increase production and hire more ...

  • Cash Flush Stocks

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Cash-Flush-Stocks-HUM-FRX-GOOG-MSFT0519.aspx
    These companies offer upside potential as well as a load of cash for emergencies.

  • 5 Companies With Cash To Spend

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/5-Companies-With-Cash-To-Spend-SNI-DECK-WWE-VLCM-HAMP.PK-ZQK0708.aspx
    These 5 companies have tons of cash on hand, but what should they do with it?

  • Profiting From Wall Street's Cash Bundles

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Profiting-From-Wall-Streets-Cash-Bundles-JCI-MAN-CTSH1209.aspx
    ... $6.2 billion this year alone. Its current war chest sits at about $22 billion
    and is debt free. Wireless chip maker Qualcomm (Nasdaq ...

  • The Pioneers Of Financial Fraud

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-theory/09/history-of-fraud.asp
    ... illegal shares. Vanderbilt followed his previous strategy and used his
    war chest to buy up the additional shares. This left Drew ...

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