Amazon's Baffling Surge
Imagine that somebody offered you the chance to risk twice as much of your money while working much harder. Would you find that appealing? What if the offer noted that you'd probably earn approximately half what you did two years earlier, in 2010?
Would you be rushing to get on board with that or would you head straight for the door? Put that way, I'd guess most people would be heading for the exits. Yet, surprisingly, after Amazon (AMZN) reported objectively shoddy first-quarter results after the close Thursday, their shares surged by $30.86, or 15.75%, to $226.85 Friday....437 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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