Cloud Nine provides its clients with a monthly newsletter that offers recommendations about
stocks to buy or sell. Doug Layton, Cloud Nine’s president, has asked your opinion on whether
dot-com stocks might be good investments for the future. He specifically mentioned Google,
eBay, Amazon.com, and Yahoo!, but he said you could suggest other companies. Doug wants
you to do some Internet research to learn more about these Web-based companies and their
future prospects. You can use a search engine or start by visiting the Web sites of publications
such as Forbes, Fortune Magazine, Business Week, or The Wall Street Journal, among others.
To perform this task:
Search the Internet to find out how the stock market works and how stocks are valued
Choose three IT companies whose stock is traded publicly and explain why did you choose those
companies?
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