LinkedIn Breaks Its Chain
The company's margins are withering and its outlook is muted.
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LinkedIn's stock just did a face plant following the social media and networking site's latest earnings report. Here's why:
With its shares down 41 percent today alone in a market already intolerant of any uncertainty, LinkedIn will have to show investors that it can benefit from diversifying its business, rekindle its marketing services line, jump start its hiring solutions unit (which accounts for over 60 percent of its revenue), and get overseas operations ship shape.