Treasury bills

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1. Securities issued by the U.S. government. T-bills normally have fixed terms; that is, the purchaser cannot take possession of the accrued interest for a fixed period of time after purchase. T-bills are auctioned by the Treasury each week; the auction determines the six-month interest rate.

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Berkshire ended June with $364.7 billion in cash and Treasury bills after accounting for a payable for purchasing some of the short-term government debt, a 4% decrease from three months earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

You could look at high-yield savings accounts, CDs, diversified bond funds, stock-and-bond funds, Treasury bills, Treasury notes or Treasury money-market funds.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

In addition to CDs and high-yield savings accounts, you could look at Treasury bills, Treasury notes or Treasury money-market funds.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

It is pushing the adoption of stablecoins, which in turn spurs demand for Treasury bills as backing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Of that sum, moreover, the 2 millions asked for in 1894 was for retiring Treasury bills, and for the liquidation of the deficit on account of previously issued loans.

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland