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LinkedIn's Prospects Aren't So Cloudy

May 2, 2014 1:41 p.m. ET

LinkedIn makes a decent living helping people polish their professional profiles. Its own could use some help, too.

LinkedIn is often called "Facebook for business," but investors don't seem to see it that way. LinkedIn's stock is down nearly 30% this year against Facebook's 11% gain. This includes Friday's pullback after LinkedIn actually beat estimates for the first quarter, a feat it has accomplished every quarter since...

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