Bankrate (RATE)

Add a New Bears Reason Company: Bankrate (RATE) Current price: Headline: (100 character max) Analysis: Cancel 0% agree 0 votes   Growth in online ads are declining. Top Contributor: Jarvis B Alexander | Created when NASDAQ:RATE was $28.95 | Edit | History According to the IAB, Interactive Advertising Burea, online advertisng has been contiunually declining from 26% growth in 2007 to 11% growth in 2008 with 4rth quarter only showing 2% growth. Additionally display-related advertisment is down 4.3% and lead generation advertisement is flat at 7%. A contiuation of current market conditions may depress future earning potential for the company. http://www.iab.net/media/file/IAB_PwC_2008_full_year.pdf (100 character max) Cancel

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