The beaten-down e-commerce stock isn't as cheap as it looks.Down 80% year to date,Shopify's (SHOP-3.36%)decline has far outpaced that of theNasdaq Compositeindex, which has "only" fallen 33% in the same period. Thebeleaguered e-commerce platformhasn't held up well after the COVID-19 pandemic. And while its unique business model gives it an economic moat, slowing growth and a high valuation should give investors pause.What went wrong for ShopifyFounded in 2004 and going public in 2015, Shopify is an e-commerce platform designed to help small businesses create customized online stores where they can sell items both online and in-person. It differentiates itself from large third-party online marketplaces such asAmazon by focusing on merchants instead of the end consumer.Like most e-

Investors face two harsh realities with this company.Embattled movie theater chainAMC Entertainment Holdings(AMC-1.96%)remains a popular stock with traders, even if most of the air has come out of the balloon stemming from the epic short squeeze of 2021. Today, the stock is down 90% from the peak of its glory years.The stock has fallen enough that it's within shouting distance of pre-COVID-19 valuations, and investors can have a real conversation about buying the stock as a long-term investment. That answer depends on the company's ability to turn a profit. Unfortunately, there are some roadblocks to that happening soon.Attendance reliability is uncertainNobody knows for sure what the long-term impact of the pandemic is on the theater business, but it seems that attendance is taking a hit.

The effects of inflation and a slowing economy continue to fall most heavily on these stalwarts.Although theDow Jones Industrial Averageand theS&P 500often track each other fairly closely over long periods of time, individual years can see their performance diverge by considerable amounts.This year is one of those times. Whereas the S&P 500 is in bear market territory with a 20% loss in 2022, theDow 30stocks have lost just half that amount. That still means they're in market correction territory, but it probably wouldn't be as bad as it is if not for the index's technology components.IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.While it's called the Dow Jones Industrial Average, it's been a long time since it tracked just the pulse of the U.S's biggest industrial companies. And this year, with anoth

Stock splits might get investors excited, but here's a stock that's a big winner without one. Stock splits have grabbed headlines in the financial world this year. Although stock splits don't fundamentally change a company's value, the need for them could hint at significant gains in the company's recent history.Amazon(AMZN-3.21%),Tesla,Shopify, and Google parentAlphabethave all elected to use stock splits to reduce their high share prices to make them more attractive to smaller investors. Global e-commerce leader Amazon, for example, currently trades at around $2,100 per share. But after its 20-for-1 stock split takes effect on June 3, that price will shrink to around $105. While it might result in more investors buying the stock, it's important to note that this won't add any intrinsic v