iRobot Is in Real Trouble After Amazon Deal Falls Through

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) bid to buy iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) is over. But this hardly ends the robot maker's saga as the company deals with losses and growing debt on its balance sheet. Travis Hoium covers the challenge ahead in this video.

*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Jan. 29, 2024. The video was published on Jan. 30, 2024.

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