Good News in Bad Times
Fool's School
It's never a good feeling to see the values of 401(k) accounts, IRAs and brokerage accounts get thrashed. Bear markets — commonly labeled as a decline in a market index of 20 percent or more — emerge every five years or so. The average length of a bear market is 15 months, with an average decline of just over 33 percent. Full Story
Name That Company
I was born in Seattle in 1907 and am now headquartered in Atlanta. The world's largest package delivery company, I rake in some $50 billion per year, thanks to my 425,000 employees around the world. I deliver 15.8 million packages and documents each day, 2.3 million by air and 1.9 million internationally. Full Story
Best Buy Feels the Pinch
The Motley Fool Take
In a "difficult economic environment," Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) reported thirdquarter earnings down a whopping 77 percent, though revenue rose 15.8 percent to $11.5 billion. Gross profit margin increased to 24.9 percent of revenue, and market share advanced by 1.7 percent. Full Story
An Expensive Rumor
My Dumbest Investment
I have had several dumb buys. My most recent was trading on a rumor about a big financial company. When news broke that a deal was going down in which banks were going to buy up shares of the firm, I bought 100 shares. When the dust settled and the deal was done, I had lost $3 per share and the stock was still falling fast. At one point, I was down 34 percent in one week. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
Founded in Milwaukee in 1948, I'm a world leader in employment services, specializing in recruitment, assessment, training and more. I've got 4,500 offices worldwide and serve 400,000 employers annually. My largest market is France, followed by America. I helped get women employed in the 1960s with my "White Glove Girl" marketing campaign. Full Story
Who Does the Buying and Selling?
Q OK, the market goes up and down because of the buying and selling of stocks. But exactly who's doing all the buying and selling? — T.K., Akron, Ohio A Many buyers and sellers are individual investors like us, placing small trade orders through our brokerages. Full Story
What Is This Thing Called The Motley Fool?
Remember Shakespeare? Remember "As You Like It"? In Elizabethan days, Fools were theonly people who could get away with telling the truth to the King or Queen. The Motley Fool tells the truth about investing, and hopes y ou'll laugh all the way to the bank. Full Story
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