Some have more dollars than sense, they say, so even companies that have no revenue, no profit, and a record of falling short, can easily find investors. But the reality is that when a company loses money each year, for long enough, its investors will usually take their share of those losses. In the age of tech-stock blue-sky investing, my choice may seem old fashioned; I still prefer profitable companies like $OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORP(O39.SI)$ . Even if the shares are fully valued today, most capitalists would recognize its profits as the demonstration of steady value generation. In comparison, loss making companies act like a sponge for capital - but unlike such a sponge they do not always produce something when squeezed. How Fast Is Ove

$Amazon.com(AMZN)$ There has been a bit of a trend among mega-cap tech stocks, with $Apple(AAPL)$, $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ , and $Alphabet(GOOG)$ having issued stock splits. Now $Amazon.com(AMZN)$  will be joining the club, announcing a 20-for-1 split that will take effect on June 6. All of this raises a few questions for investors: Is AMZN's bounce entirely in response to this news, and will it continue as the immediate impact fades? And finally, what does it mean, long-term, for AMZN? It is always hard to divine the motivation for a move, not least because when multiple investors

$Micron Technology(MU)$ Micron has always been volatile, thanks mainly to the nature of its business of supplying commoditized products: computer memory and storage. When demand is high, prices for these products shoot up, but when demand is low (or supply is high), these products can fall below their production cost. As a result, Micron's profitability has always been cyclical -- a few years of good profits followed by some loss-making years. In short, it has always been a challenging business for management and investors alike. Still, some smart investors have built up positions in the company in recent years. While we can't always know why exactly they did so, we can make some educated guesses. Here are two good reasons for them to like the company.