TWTR - Twitter, Inc.
| Previous close | 42.80 |
| Open | 42.85 |
| Bid | 0.00 x 3100 |
| Ask | 0.00 x 2200 |
| Day's range | 41.59 - 43.08 |
| 52-week range | 26.19 - 43.48 |
| Volume | 8,136,970 |
| Avg. volume | 13,513,642 |
| Market cap | 32.606B |
| Beta (3Y monthly) | 0.19 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | 13.94 |
| EPS (TTM) | 3.03 |
| Earnings date | 24 Oct 2019 |
| Forward dividend & yield | N/A (N/A) |
| Ex-dividend date | N/A |
| 1y target est | 41.99 |
- Market Realist
Is Facebook Fueling the Hong Kong Protests?
Facebook (FB) and Twitter (TWTR) are yet again the center of attention over claims of propagating disinformation, this time for the Hong Kong protests.
- Financial Times
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in an attempt to stamp out surveillance of European citizens. The European Commission is planning regulation that will give EU citizens explicit rights and limit “indiscriminate” use of facial recognition technology by companies and public authorities, senior officials told the FT.
- Financial Times
YouTube disables 210 channels linked to Hong Kong disinformation
Earlier this week, Facebook and Twitter moved to curb what they said was a Chinese state-backed disinformation campaign that targeted pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters. This marked the first time the social media groups had linked covert propaganda operations on their platforms to Beijing, prompting accusations of censorship from some authorities in mainland China.
- Financial Times
Thailand unveils $10bn stimulus for struggling economy
Thailand approved a $10bn stimulus package on Tuesday to revive the kingdom’s economy by putting more money in the pockets of farmers, domestic tourists and low-income earners. Prime Minister Prayuth ...
- Financial Times
FirstFT: Today’s top stories
on original shows and movies for its new video streaming service that it hopes will challenge the likes of Netflix, Disney and AT&T-owned HBO. The company’s new TV+ service will go live within the next two months, according to people briefed on its plans, in an attempt to pre-empt the launch of Disney Plus, which is scheduled to debut in the US in November. Apple has not yet revealed pricing or other key details for its TV+ subscription service, but said new content would be added every month after the service launches in more than 100 countries.
- AFP
Twitter, Facebook accuse China of HK discord campaign
Twitter and Facebook have accused the Chinese government of backing a social media campaign to discredit Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and sow political discord in the city. The American tech giants announced Monday they had suspended nearly 1,000 active accounts linked to the campaign, while Twitter said it had shut down about 200,000 more before they could inflict any damage. "These accounts were deliberately and specifically attempting to sow political discord in Hong Kong, including undermining the legitimacy and political positions of the protest movement on the ground," Twitter said, referring to the accounts it shut down.
- AFP
China accused of using Twitter, Facebook against Hong Kong protests
Twitter and Facebook said Monday they had uncovered a campaign by China to use the social media platforms against pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. "We are disclosing a significant state-backed information operation focused on the situation in Hong Kong, specifically the protest movement and their calls for political change," Twitter said in an online post. Facebook said a tip from Twitter led to the removal of pages, groups and accounts originating in China and involved in "coordinated inauthentic behavior" focusing on Hong Kong.
- Yahoo Finance
Twitter, Facebook suspend accounts linked to disinformation in Hong Kong protests
Twitter on Monday announced that it had suspended hundreds of accounts on its platform in connection with the protests roiling Hong Kong.
- TechCrunch
Twitter blocks state-controlled media outlets from advertising on its social network
Twitter is now blocking state-run media outlets from advertising on its platform. The new policy was announced just hours after the company identified an information operation involving hundreds of accounts linked to China as part of an effort to "sow political discord" around events in Hong Kong after weeks of protests in the region. State-funded media enterprises that do not rely on taxpayer dollars for their financing and don't operate independently of the governments that finance them will no longer be allowed to advertise on the platform, Twitter said in a statement.
- Associated Press
Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests
Twitter said it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. The company also said Monday it will ban ads from state-backed media companies, expanding a prohibition it first applied in 2017 to two Russian entities. Both measures are part of what a senior company official portrayed in an interview as a broader effort to curb malicious political activity on a popular platform that has been criticized for enabling election interference around the world and for accepting money for ads that amount to propaganda by state-run media organizations.
- TechCrunch
Twitter says accounts linked to China tried to 'sow political discord' in Hong Kong
In a blog post, the social networking site said the 936 accounts it foundtried to undermine "the legitimacy and political positions of the protestmovement on the ground
- TechCrunch
Twitter is blocked in China, but its state news agency is buying promoted tweets to portray Hong Kong protestors as violent
Twitter is being criticized for running promoted tweets by China’s largest state news agency that paint pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong as violent, even though the rallies, including one that drew an estimated 1.7 million people this weekend, have been described as mostly peaceful by international media. Every day I go out and see stuff with my own eyes, and then I go to report it on Twitter and see promoted tweets saying the opposite of what I saw.
- Financial Times
Chinese social media accounts suspended over Hong Kong disinformation
Twitter said in a blog post that it had discovered 936 accounts originating from mainland China that were “deliberately and specifically attempting to sow political discord in Hong Kong, including undermining the legitimacy and political positions of the protest movement on the ground”. The social media company said it had suspended the accounts associated with the operation, and that it had “reliable evidence” that this was a “co-ordinated state-backed operation”. In a separate statement, Twitter said that it would no longer accept advertising from “state-controlled news media entities” apart from taxpayer-funded groups such as independent broadcasters, and groups “solely dedicated” to entertainment, sports and travel content.
- Financial Times
Thailand’s economic growth slows to five-year low on weakening exports
has been one of Asia’s strongest performing currencies this year, hurting the competitiveness of Thai exports and its key tourism sector, which generates more than a fifth of GDP. Thailand said on Monday that second-quarter agricultural output fell 1.1 per cent, exports dropped 6.1 per cent, and imports fell by 2.7 per cent year on year. Veerathai Santiprabhob, governor of Thailand’s central bank, said on Monday that the bank would lower its 2019 economic forecast of 3.3 per cent because of slowing growth.
- Financial Times
The plague of long-running feuds in family businesses
It would be hard for fiction to match, for instance, the saga of the Redstones, and their media companies Viacom and CBS. , his daughter, often ignored and belittled, whose influence over the companies has waxed and waned in tune with her relationship with her ageing father — and Sumner’s own relationships with carers and girlfriends. , when CBS and Viacom agreed to her longstanding plan to merge the companies, separated by Mr Redstone 14 years ago.
- TechCrunch
Twitter to test a new filter for spam and abuse in the Direct Message inbox
Twitter is testing a new way to filter unwanted messages from your Direct Message inbox. Today, Twitter allows users to set their Direct Message inbox as being open to receiving messages from anyone, but this can invite a lot of unwanted messages, including abuse. This new experiment will test a filter that will move unwanted messages, including those with offensive content or spam, to a separate tab.
- Financial Times
Passengers entering US report long delays after customs outage
Major international airports across the US warned passengers of long delays when arriving from overseas after the computer system used to process customs forms went down. US Customs and Border Protection said Friday afternoon that it was experiencing a temporary outage at several airports and was “taking immediate action to address the technology disruption”. Social media lit up with videos and pictures of seemingly endless queues at John F Kennedy airport in New York, Dulles airport outside Washington and Philadelphia’s international airport, though some travellers at Dulles reported official announcements that the systems were slowly coming back online.
- TechCrunch
Twitter leads $100M round in top Indian regional social media platform ShareChat
The new round, which pushes ShareChat’s all-time raise to $224 million, valuedthe firm at about $650 million, a person familiar with the matter toldTechCrunch
- Financial Times
US stocks slide 3% as bond market signals recession
US equities fell 3 per cent on Wednesday after disappointing data from China and Germany increased fears over global growth and bond markets signalled the chances of a recession were mounting. In Asia, Japan’s Topix was down 1.9 per cent, erasing gains for the year, while the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia fell 1.2 per cent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index and China’s CSI 300 were down 0.67 per cent and 0.91 per cent respectively on opening. “I think that the US economy has enough strength to avoid [a recession].
- Financial Times
US lawmakers urge support for Hong Kong protests
Prominent US lawmakers from both parties are voicing their support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, and some have called for President Donald Trump to take a firmer stance on the territory’s worst political crisis in more than 20 years. Mr Trump, who has deployed harsh rhetoric towards China in the past, has so far trod carefully around the issue despite fellow Republicans having expressed support for peaceful protesters. On Wednesday he took the opportunity to link the protests in Hong Kong directly to the trade battle with China, and offered advice to his Chinese president Xi Jinping in the process.
- Financial Times
Standard hotels owner to launch app based on personal recommendations
The company that owns The Standard hotel chain, known for its boutique properties on New York’s High Line and London’s King Cross , is seeking to break the dominance of online booking platforms with the ...
- TechCrunch
Twitter exec says edit button isn't 'anywhere near the top of our priorities'
At a press event in San Francisco, Twitter Product Lead Kayvon Beykpour talked about a number of product changes coming to the company's service, he also addressed the oft-memed user request for an edit button. Twitter announced earlier in the event that the company is testing the ability to let users follow topics the same way they would ordinarily follow accounts.
- TechCrunch
Twitter tests ways for users to follow and snooze specific topics
You may soon be able to organize Twitter's web of hashtags and handles in asmarter way -- that is, if the company can pull off its ambitious newrethinking of the app's timelines
- Zacks
Twitter (TWTR) Tests Subscribe to Tweet Replies Feature
Twitter (TWTR) tests tweet reply subscription feature among a few users to enable healthy public conversation on its platform.
