Motley Fool Money: 05.20.2011

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing

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Investing, Business

4.3 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2011

⏱️ 39 minutes

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LinkedIn has a big debut on Wall Street. Abercrombie & Fitch, Deere & Company, Dell, and Limited Brands report strong earnings. General Mills loads up on yogurt. And McDonald's responds to critics calling for Ronald McDonald to retire. Our analysts discuss those stories and share some stocks on their radar. Plus, we talk about the business of competition and the business of Jersey Boys with Todd Buchholz, author of Rush: Why You Need and Love the Rat Race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everybody needs money. That's why they call it money.
0:08.0	From full global headquarters, this is Motley Fool Money.
0:19.0	Welcome to Motley Fool Money. Thanks for being here.
0:21.0	I'm your host, Chris Hill, and I'm joined by Motley Fool,
0:23.0	Senior Analyst, Seth Jason, James Early, and Ron Gross.
0:26.0	Guys, good to see you as always.
0:28.0	We've got earnings from Dell, HP, Limited Brands, and more.
0:33.0	We've got the economics of a hit Broadway show, and as always,
0:36.0	we've got a few stocks on our radar.
0:38.0	But guys, tonight we're going to party like it's 1999.
0:42.0	On Thursday, LinkedIn, the business social networking site,
0:46.0	went public. The stock was priced at $45 a share,
0:49.0	and had more than doubled before noon.
0:52.0	Ron Gross, I will start with you, is LinkedIn's business that promising,
0:57.0	or are we seeing a repeat of the famous .com bubble of 1999?
1:01.0	Well, my friend, I'm going to...
1:03.0	What's your surprise?
1:05.0	I am going to present a balanced view for a moment.
1:08.0	Okay.
1:09.0	The positives.
1:10.0	Okay, first mover advantage, really first in this business.
1:13.0	Three sources of revenue, going very fast.
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