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Twitter to list on New York Stock Exchange, snubbing Nasdaq | Twitter to list on New York Stock Exchange, snubbing Nasdaq |
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Twitter has chosen to sell its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), snubbing the technology-heavy Nasdaq exchange, where Facebook is listed. | Twitter has chosen to sell its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), snubbing the technology-heavy Nasdaq exchange, where Facebook is listed. |
Scott Cutler, head of NYSE's listings business, said the win was "decisive". | |
"We are grateful for Twitter's confidence in our platform and look forward to partnering with them," he said. | |
A statement by Nasdaq, which also recently lost Linkedin to NYSE, "wished Twitter well". | |
Twitter reported its net losses for the three months to September grew to $64.6m from $21.6m in 2012. | |
The loss was partly due to increased spending on advertising promotion, said the micro-blogging site. | |
But its income tripled to $168.6m (£105m), compared with the same period in 2012. | |
Twitter, whose users include US President Barack Obama and the Pope, reported a 39% growth in the number of users over the past year. | Twitter, whose users include US President Barack Obama and the Pope, reported a 39% growth in the number of users over the past year. |
It will price its initial public offering (IPO) on 14 November and begin trading the next day. | |
Advertising income from mobiles, rather than desktop computers, now accounts for 70% of advertising revenue, up 5% from the previous quarter. | |
It hopes to raise $1bn (£630m) with the offering, Twitter said. | It hopes to raise $1bn (£630m) with the offering, Twitter said. |
Nasdaq was fined $10m by the Securities and Exchange Commission after technical problems halted trading during Facebook's 2012 debut. |
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