LinkedIn Stumbles

The following video is from Wednesday's MarketFoolery, in which host Chris Hill and Motley Fool analysts Bryan White and Matt Argersinger dissect the hardest-hitting investing stories of the day.

Shares of LinkedIn fell 8% this morning after the company released its third-quarter earnings. While LinkedIn reported a loss of $3.4 million when analysts were calling for a profit, Bryan and Matt think that with the amount it is reinvesting in its own growth, the loss wasn't nearly as big an issue with investors as the company's weak guidance going forward.

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