"But at least it alleviates some concern over funding since the rest of their operations are burning through cash."

A lot of companies are burning through cash and need to consolidate.

About 44 percent of the government's fiscal shortfall was financed through cash from foreign sources.

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Yet the more familiar story of Amazon in the second half of the 1990's was the rate at which it burned through cash.

Analysts also expressed concern about the rate at which Enron appeared to be burning through cash.

He went through cash like he had a money tree.

The deal, which is being financed through existing cash, is set to close within the first quarter of 2012.

Analysts say Mitsubishi is burning through cash so quickly that its need for money has become critical.

Many, like Peapod, have been blowing through cash to support a money-losing business model.