2Q Earnings Raise More Doubts About Yelp's Future

Yelp is getting skewered by investors after the online business review service sank to a second-quarter loss and dimmed its outlook amid a slowdown in its digital advertising sales. The developments announced Tuesday raised more doubts about Yelp's ability to survive on its own, although CEO Jeremy Stoppelman told analysts in a conference company that he "is building the company to operate independently over the long-term.