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Recode Speculates Why Amazon Would Want To Acquire Twitter
Monday, October 2, 2017 - 8:50am | 398The Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) acquisition rumor mill is back in full force but with a new name involved. E-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), fresh off its acquisition of Whole Foods, should acquire the social media company, according to Recode's Kurt Wagner. Many investors and analysts...
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What's Cooking At Snapchat As It Prepares For Its IPO?
Thursday, December 22, 2016 - 4:26pm | 613Snap Inc., formerly known as Snapchat, confidentially filed for an IPO ahead of the presidential elections, valuing the company at roughly $25 billion. Now that the news has broken, here's a look at the company, its products and what has transpired since the reports of the IPO filing. Making A...
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Why Is Twitter Advertising Near Wall Street?
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 1:08pm | 295Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) began placing physical advertisements across New York City, including near Wall Street. The ads consist of colorful big exclamation marks and question marks with Twitter's iconic bird replacing the period. Twitter is what's happening in the world. Today we bring it out INTO...
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Instagram's New Feature Copies Snapchat's Stories
Tuesday, August 2, 2016 - 11:05am | 345Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) introduced a new feature for its photo and video sharing social media property, Instagram called "Stories." Stories is a new feature that allows Instagram users to "share all the moments of your day, not just the ones you want to keep on your profile....
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Why Did LinkedIn's CEO Give His Bonus Back?
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 11:47am | 436While it's not completely unheard of, most people who receive a bonus gratefully accept, pocket the surplus and go on their merry way. However, LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD)'s CEO Jeffrey Weiner is making headlines for passing on his $14 million stock grant. In an article from Re/code, Kurt Wagner...
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Report: Jack Dorsey To Be Named Permanent Twitter CEO
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 2:45pm | 310Jack Dorsey may finally be appointed as Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)’s permanent CEO as early as Thursday, Re/code reported. The stock spiked up when the rumor hit, and was up more than 2 percent on Wednesday. Sources familiar with the issue told Re/code that Twitter co-founder Jack...
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Dick Costolo Says Twitter Needs To Show Wall Street It Can Deliver
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 5:28pm | 408Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) CEO Dick Costolo spoke Thursday at the Re/code annual Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Costolo acknowledged the company still needed to demonstrate the financial viability of its strategy, according to Re/code’s Kurt Wagner. “People...
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Apple Pay Activates 1 Million Credit Cards In 72 Hours
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 11:25am | 203Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook announced early Apple Pay results at the Wall Street Journal Digital Conference Monday. Recode.net reported Cook’s comments and noted that, "Apple Pay users activated more than one million credit cards in the first 72 hours after the service was...