American Express Short Term Investments (Quarterly)

Short Term Investments are securities or investments held by a company that can be converted to cash within the near future, typically within the next 5 years, although often the investments are sold within 12 months. Common short term investments include Treasury bills, other government bonds, and money market securities. Greater amounts of short term investments may indicate that a company is highly liquid, and may be able to quickly access large amounts of cash in the event of a major expe...

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