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Nov 2023
28m 56s

Slow Growth Silver Linings

The Motley Fool
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Zoom’s slow revenue increase may show how the company is changing. (00:12) Asit Sharma and Deidre Woollard discuss: - Why Zoom is more than a videoconferencing company. - What happens when a company’s growth slows. - How big-ticket item sales are impacting Lowe’s and Best Buy. (14:52)  Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp share some financial gratitude from ... Show More
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