I went shopping on Monday. I decided to initiate a pair of positions in promising companies that would report fresh financials later in the week. I also added to the worst performer already in my portfolio, figuring that maybe I could nail the bottom this time. It didn't work last time, I know.

I bought shares of (NASDAQ: BIDU), Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE: LSPD), and Sleep Number (NASDAQ: SNBR) on Monday. I'm not a TikTok influencer, but I'm proud of my haul. Let me show you what I bought -- and why.

I'm no stranger to China's leading search-engine operator. I was the one who brought it to David Gardner's attention when it became one of the early Motley Fool Rule Breakers newsletter service recommendations in 2006. It was a sight to behold in its early stages of growth, but Baidu has hit some growing pains in recent years.

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