A New Tablet Game-Changer?

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

  • Shares of Best Buy (NYS: BBY) hit a new 52-week low after reporting disappointing earnings. Can the company turn its fortunes around, or have years of competing with Amazon.com (NAS: AMZN) and Wal-Mart (NYS: WMT) taken their toll? Our advisors analyze Best Buy's business and make specific recommendations for how CEO Brian Dunn can turn things around.

  • Can any company launch a tablet to take on Apple's (NAS: AAPL) iPad? The marketplace has a surprising new competitor: GameStop (NYS: GME) . Will a "GameStop-certified" tablet computer be a hit with consumers? Our advisors discuss GameStop's chances for success as well as the games they'd like to see loaded onto the tablet.

At the time thisarticle was published Chris Hillown shares of Amazon. The Motley Fool owns shares of GameStop, Best Buy, Apple, and Wal-Mart Stores.Motley Fool newsletter serviceshave recommended buying shares of Amazon.com, Apple, and Wal-Mart Stores, creating a diagonal call position in Wal-Mart Stores and a bull call spread position in Apple, and writing covered calls in GameStop. Try any of our Foolish newsletter servicesfree for 30 days. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe thatconsidering a diverse range of insightsmakes us better investors. The Motley Fool has adisclosure policy.

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