GOOGL – Page 7 – Smarter Investing

Two years ago, this company represented the future of digital retailing. No more.

Reality Bites for Groupon

It isn’t the geography. It’s the attitude.

The streaming music service must lower royalties and fend off Apple to survive.

High hopes for the forthcoming BlackBerry 10 OS have catapulted RIM stock in recent days.

In the past year, the combined net profit of Microsoft, Google, eBay, Yahoo, Facebook and Amazon was $7 billion less than Apple's.

As the economy mends housing stocks look attractive.

The typical YouTube viewer spends almost 400 minutes (6.7 hours) per month on the service - a little over 13 minutes per day.

A remarkable shift in influence

There's no next-big thing right now. But there are plenty of investment opportunities.

The company has serious gaps in its product lineup, says investment manager Bob Freedland.

It still may be on track for double-digit growth.

Thank god we nipped that one in the bud.