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Moody's Blues, Amazon's Tablet, and the Case for Breaking Up Wal-Mart

By Chris Hill | More Articles
July 14, 2011 | Comments (0)

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On today's edition of MarketFoolery, the daily podcast from The Motley Fool, we discuss the following topics:

  • Moody's (NYSE: MCO  ) has placed the United States under review for a credit-rating downgrade. After nearly a century of having a triple-A rating, what would a downgrade mean for investors?
  • The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN  ) is planning to unveil a tablet computer before October. With Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL  ) dominating the tablet market with the iPad, can Amazon succeed where other competitors have failed?
  • ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP  ) announced plans to separate its refining and production arms into two standablone, publicly traded companies. Why does one of our analysts believe Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT  ) would benefit from following suit?

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Chris Hill has The Motley Fool's new mobile app and shares of Amazon.com. The Motley Fool owns shares of Wal-Mart Stores and Apple. Motley Fool newsletter services have recommended buying shares of Apple, Wal-Mart Stores, Moody's, and Amazon.com, creating a diagonal call position in Wal-Mart Stores, and creating a bull call spread position in Apple. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.


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