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Yesterday, the Motley Fool had five entries on Dell.

Danger! Horror! Get Out!
(Originally published on Jan. 13, 2005)
Mentions Dell in passing.

The Quandary of the Double
Mentions Dell in passing.

The Market's 10 Best Stocks
(Originally published on Dec. 29, 2005)
Dell's on a chart of best stocks for past 10 years.

An Astonishingly Cheap Stock
Mentions Dell in passing.

The Next Big Thing in Investing
(Originally published on Dec. 12, 2005)
Mentions Dell in passing.

These are five consecutive "news stories" under the Headlines feature on the Yahoo Finance quote for the stock. In total, only two are original and all five merely reference the stock in passing.

You won't learn anything new about the stock by reading these. What will you learn about? Well, the Motley Fool's newsletters like Income Investor, Inside Value, Hidden Gems and Rule Breakers are all heavily promoted in the entries.

I hope Yahoo Finance bans this garbage from their site, or at least takes it away from the news section.

Posted by edelfenbein at March 3, 2006 6:35 AM