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American investors love companies that have growth potential but may be losing money: Amazon, Pandora, etc. Is Spotify next?
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American investors love companies that have growth potential but may be losing money: Amazon, Pandora, etc. Is Spotify next?

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Ted Bauer
Feb 18, 2014
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Amazon doesn't really make profits, and investors love it. Pandora is having strong growth in monthly active users, but was a company in 2005 and just had a profitable year in 2013 -- and that's only if you remove certain one-off expenses. Meanwhile, look at their stock:

Pandora

Now, Spotify and Pan…

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