The 2 High-Growth Stocks Everyone Will Be Talking About Friday

Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool
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The 2 High-Growth Stocks Everyone Will Be Talking About Friday

Gains were sharpest for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), but the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was only a little bit behind while the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) came up with the smallest gains. Below, we'll take a closer look at what sent shares of e-commerce pioneer Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and social media disruptor Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) sharply lower late Thursday. At first glance, Amazon's numbers seemed quite healthy.

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