Another Blowout Quarter for This Tech Rock Star

By Andrew Tonner | More Articles
January 20, 2012 | Comments (1)

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which technology editor/analyst Andrew Tonner and consumer goods editor/analyst Austin Smith discuss topics across the investing world.

Tech giant eBay recently reported its fourth-quarter earnings, and they were big. The company, which appeared it had lost its way as recently as 2009, looks well on its way to a beautiful turnaround. It has once again tapped into some impressive growth areas in mobile, while its popular PayPal service has plenty of disruptive potential in its own right. Today, Andrew sits down to talk about the specifics of its most recently quarter, as well as where he sees the company headed in the long term.

eBay is riding the revolution. However, the company is just one way to play this amazing opportunity for technology investors. The Motley Fool has just released a free report on mobile named "The Next Trillion Dollar Revolution" that details a "hidden" component play inside mobile phones that's also absolutely dominating the exploding tech market in China. Inside the report, we not only describe why the mobile revolution will dwarf any other technology revolution seen before it, but we also name the company at the forefront of the trend. Hundreds of thousands have requested access to previous reports, but you can be among the first to access this just-released report by clicking here -- it's free.

The Steve Jobs Betrayal
You may already know that in the final year of his life, Jobs revealed a stunning betrayal — and told his biographer, "I will spend my last dying breath... and every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank to right this wrong." What was it that made Jobs so irate — and why could it make a few in-the-know investors some major profits over the coming months and years?

Enter your email address below to find out what made Jobs so enraged!

Andrew Tonner and Austin Smith have no positions in the stocks mentioned above. The Motley Fool owns shares of Amazon.com, Google, and Microsoft. Motley Fool newsletter services recommend Amazon.com, eBay, and Google. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not 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.

Read/Post Comments (1) | Recommend This Article (4)

Comments from our Foolish Readers

Help us keep this a respectfully Foolish area! This is a place for our readers to discuss, debate, and learn more about the Foolish investing topic you read about above. Help us keep it clean and safe. If you believe a comment is abusive or otherwise violates our Fool's Rules, please report it via the Report this Comment icon found on every comment.

Report this Comment On January 21, 2012, at 12:24 PM, maxm777 wrote:

clicked on yahoo article on groupon, which seemed to indicate the fool like them and got ebay.
I'd rather have ebay then groupon, so maybe it was in al gore's internet dream too.

Add your comment.

Compare Brokers

Fool Disclosure

DocumentId: 1762217, ~/Articles/ArticleHandler.aspx, 5/27/2012 2:17:42 AM

Report This Comment

Use this area to report a comment that you believe is in violation of the community guidelines. Our team will review the entry and take any appropriate action.

Sending report...

Today's Market

updated 1 day ago Sponsored by:
	DOW	12,454.83	-74.92	-0.60%
	S&P 500	1,317.82	-2.86	-0.22%
	NASD	2,837.53	-1.85	-0.07%

Create My Watchlist

Go to My Watchlist

You don't seem to be following any stocks yet!

Better investing starts with a watchlist. Now you can create a personalized watchlist and get immediate access to the personalized information you need to make successful investing decisions.

Data delayed up to 5 minutes