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Assessing DoorDash (DASH) Valuation After Recent Share Price Weakness and a Rich P/E Multiple
DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH) has recently come under pressure, leaving investors wondering whether the pullback represents a buying opportunity or a warning sign. Despite reporting solid revenue growth and improving net income, the stock has declined 8.1% over the past week and 13.9% over the past month, adding to its year-to-date weakness.
By Omasanjuwa Ogharandukun7 days ago in Journal
I Thought They Might Eat Me
I’ve never seen such a bunch of mean people in my life. I don’t even know if I should call them people. They looked like humans, but their eyes looked like cat, or reptile eyes. They wore these tight fitting black synthetic suits that made them all look fit and slim. I wondered if they were all built that way or if the suit made them look like that.
By Om Prakash John Gilmore7 days ago in Futurism
War in the Age of Globalization
War has accompanied humanity since the earliest civilizations, evolving in form but never disappearing in substance. In the twenty-first century, despite unprecedented economic interdependence and technological progress, armed conflicts continue to erupt across the globe. Globalization was once expected to reduce violence by binding nations together through trade, diplomacy, and communication. Yet paradoxically, this interconnected world has generated new causes of war and transformed its nature. Today, war is no longer confined to physical battlefields; it extends into cyberspace, media platforms, and economic systems. Understanding the causes and consequences of war in this era requires examining both traditional motivations and emerging dimensions shaped by information technology.
By Rachid Zidine7 days ago in Critique
Jordan Stolz Sets Olympic Record, Wins Gold in 1,000m at Milan Cortina Games
Milan, Italy (AP) — Jordan Stolz has imagined this moment since he was five years old. Back then, he was just a kid in Wisconsin, skating on a frozen backyard pond after watching the 2010 Winter Olympics and falling in love with speedskating. He dreamed of standing atop an Olympic podium one day.
By Omasanjuwa Ogharandukun7 days ago in Journal
The Quiet Between Gunshots
The fence line had been broken for years, but no one in Briar Hollow talked about it. It ran crooked along the edge of the Caldwell land, cedar posts leaning like men too tired to stand straight, barbed wire sagging where rust had eaten through metal meant to outlast promises. In spring, wildflowers softened the damage-yellow blooms pressing up against splintered wood like beauty trying to excuse neglect. In summer, grass grew tall enough to hide the gaps. But in winter, when the fields were shaved care, the breaks showed plain as confession.
By Blaire Haven7 days ago in Fiction
Four Falling Objects
It was so quiet here on top of this mountain in the middle of nowhere. Too quiet, if Ona was honest with herself. Sometimes the silence was enough to drive a person mad. And some days, like today, it was enough to make her long for the dirty city days of her past.
By Shannon Hilson7 days ago in Fiction
Between Departure and Return. AI-Generated.
In New Jersey, movement feels almost inevitable. The state’s location between major cities creates a constant flow of opportunity and ambition. People commute, relocate, upgrade, downsize, return. Movement is woven into the culture. Yet each personal move carries its own story, distinct from the highways and transit lines that crisscross the map.
By House Doctor7 days ago in Lifehack
