Twitter was amused earlier today by reports of a Saudi Arabian sheikh dooming Twitter users to a loss of "this world and his afterlife." What to an American observer seems like inexplicable hyperbole may actually be an escalation of attempt... [Full Article]
By Jennifer Ablan and Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - So they are not completely in sync after all. A day after Berkshire Hathaway Inc Chairman Warren Buffett set up his own account on Twitter, his second-in-command, Charlie Munger, said... [Full Article]
A fake explosion at the White House sent the market into free fall on Tuesday, the result of increasingly popular headline-monitoring software (Source: The Week)... [Full Article]
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Firms that scour social media sites such as Twitter for information to help investors and traders make money faced their biggest test yet this week. A tweet reporting explosions at the White House appeared on t... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world's mightiest stock market to tremble. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK (Reuters) - The upheaval in financial markets caused by a false report of explosions at the White House was brief, but its effect on traders who have come to rely on Twitter may last quite a bit longer. Volatile price mo... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market climbed Tuesday following strong earnings across a range of U.S. industries. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]