Thread regarding Staples Inc. layoffs

Number 1 on the list of stocks NOT to buy

www.fool.com/investing/2017/03/16/3-high-risk-dividend-stocks-you-should-probably-av.aspx?yptr=yahoo

Staples stock gained a little value, but is not a strong bet to buy.

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A fun exercise is to write your own obituary. It helps clarify why you do what you do and correct errors.

This assumes of course that you are not already terminal. A very good mid term play is to short SPLS. I would put a 5 year waiting period on this, but real returns could easily be extracted in 18 months. One caveat: They may fall so quickly they become an easy takeover play in which case the make blip up.... jus sayin

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" despite heavy investments in direct-to-consumer sales, Staples isn't seeing any real payoff. During the third quarter, sales at Staples.com wound up declining by 1% on a constant currency basis."

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