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- BUSINESS, Page 91Business NotesTHE RICHTrump's Dash For Cash
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- Casino king Donald Trump is best known for what he buys, not
- for what he sells. But the high roller disclosed last week that
- he is considering the sale of his Trump Shuttle airline and the
- refinancing of some hotel and casino properties. "Cash is king,"
- explained Trump. "People that have cash are going to be able to
- buy things very inexpensively" because of tightening credit in
- the U.S.
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- Yet Trump's fondness for folding money may be more pressing
- than he admits. He needs an abundant cash flow to make payments
- on his many leveraged holdings. In its May 14 issue, Forbes
- magazine has cut its estimate of Trump's net worth by
- two-thirds, to a mere $500 million. Trump denies he is a little
- short: "When you have $400 million in cash, you don't need
- cash." More pocket change may be coming Trump's way. The Trump
- Princess, his 282-ft. yacht, is sailing the Far East looking for
- a new owner. Asking price: $110 million.
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