Analyze the cash positions of General Electric Company (ticker: GE), General Motors Corp. (GM), Ford Motor Company (F), and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) relative to total assets over the last ten years.
Use the cash and equivalents item from the balance sheet for the analysis.
How large of a cash balance relative to total assets do these companies have?
How has the cash balance (relative to total assets) changed over the last ten years?
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