A sputtering economy, implosions at financial institutions, or just plain bad management -- on any given day, investors can name a number of reasons to sell a stock. Yet while panic is never beneficial to investors, it's good practice to play devil's advocate with investments from time to time.
In Motley Fool CAPS, more than 120,000 members have weighed in on nearly 5,400 stocks, sharing bullish and bearish opinions alike.
In the case of Internet mainstay Yahoo!
A leader no more: Many argue that Yahoo! has lost its edge, that its search properties can't compete with Google's
Losing market share: Competitors such as IAC's
Broken deals: In addition to Microsoft's rebuff, Google walked away from its ad deal with Yahoo!, which could have potentially brought in up to $800 million more in revenue a year. It's rumored to still be in talks to buy Time Warner's
Of course, Yahoo! has survived despite dozens of obstacles in the past. But the question about whether the company can piece together a lucrative future for investors is why CAPS is such a great resource to augment your own analysis.
To see what the very best CAPS members are saying now about Yahoo!, just click on over to Motley Fool CAPS and have a look -- it's all free, and even open to your opinion.
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