Project Lightning

Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) were higher by more than 7 percent on Monday. Twitter named Jack Dorsey as permanent CEO, while Adam Bain was promoted to COO. Analysts were mostly positive following the announcement. Shares of Twitter closed higher by more than 7 percent on Monday...

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey's Bob Peck is no longer advising his clients to sit on the sidelines when it comes to owning shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). In a report published Monday, Peck upgraded Twitter to Buy from Neutral with an unchanged $38 price target with the issue down roughly...

In separate reports published Tuesday, MKM Partners analyst Rob Sanderson reiterated a Buy rating on shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) with a price target boosted to $120 from a previous $105. Concurrently, shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) were reiterated with a Neutral rating but with a...

A recent study by Pew Research Center showed that 63 percent of Americans get their news updates from social media sites like Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) or Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). The shifting landscape of social media has prompted both companies to increase their focus on giving users better...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) will add event-based curated content to its platform later this year, according to a Buzzfeed report Thursday. Twitter shares, off 26 percent in the past three months, traded recently at $34.97, up $0.28. The feature, called Project Lightning, will offer users a...