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Mark Cuban, Reid Hoffman, Vinod Khosla And Nearly 500 Venture Capitalists Back Kamala Harris In 2024 Election: 'Believe In Democracy As The Backbone Of Our Nation'
Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 11:17am | 724Investor and NBA team owner Mark Cuban is among the 400+ names of venture capitalists who are pledging support to Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. What Happened: The venture capital sector has garnered plenty of headlines in the 2024 election thanks to several notable...
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Users Take To Social Media To Express Why Twitter Is Great
Friday, May 5, 2017 - 2:12pm | 480This week, the hashtag #TwitterIsGreatBecause trended on Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) as users shared everything they love about the social media platform. Unfortunately, Twitter stock hasn’t been so great for investors. Shares have declined more than 52 percent in the past three years as the...
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Chris Sacca Takes Issue With Trump's Claims About Saving Jobs
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 12:41pm | 353Billionaire entrepreneur Chris Sacca is the latest person to take exception to one of President-elect Donald Trump’s tweets. On Tuesday, Trump Tweeted about Japanese company SoftBank making a major investment in the US. “Masa (SoftBank) of Japan has agreed to invest $50 billion in...
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Kevin O'Leary And Mark Cuban Clashed Over Clinton During Race
Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 11:13am | 179ABC's "Shark Tank" hosts have gotten increasingly political in recent races. Lowercase Capital investor Chris Sacca and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban were heavily involved in Hillary Clinton's campaign this cycle, with Cuban appearing at Clinton events in Pittsburgh and Detroit. While fellow...
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Chris Sacca Says Twitter Is 'Tone Deaf' To Wall Street Queries
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 11:33am | 381A major investor in Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR) said the company mishandled its recent announcement that its CEO will resign. Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital LLC called the June 11 announcement "a debilitating event" that was widely misunderstood by investors. Twitter, off more than...
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Project Lightning: Twitter's New Platform For Curated, Live Events Content
Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 1:00pm | 321Twitter 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...
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Resigns; Shares Jump In After-Hours Trading
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 4:44pm | 304Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares rose sharply in the extended session after the company said its CEO, Dick Costolo, will resign as of July 1. Twitter shares, off more than 22 percent in the past three months, changed hands recently at $38.79, up $2.83. Twitter posted disappointing first quarter...
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Twitter 'Fixable,' Says Sacco; Analyst Worries About Q2
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 3:52pm | 459Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR)'s woes are easy to fix, a prominent early investor in the social media giant said Wednesday. But a Wall Street analyst chimed in with warnings about the company's short-term outlook. Twitter traded recently at $36.91, up $0.51. Shares are off nearly 23 percent...
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Twitter Shares Go Nowhere On Flipboard Rumor
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 9:14pm | 307Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares went nowhere on a widely reported rumor it may seek to acquire the content aggregator Flipboard. Acquisition talks were reported Monday by Re/code, which cited "multiple sources with knowledge of the situation." Talks are currently "stalled...
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Early Twitter Investor Says He'll Grow More Critical
Sunday, May 24, 2015 - 3:37pm | 278An influential shareholder in Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR) is putting on pressure for a big boost in users. Chris Sacca said in a recent blog post that no longer feels compelled to "defend Twitter at all costs" and that he's changed his stance. "I never expressed any...
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Why Twitter Is An 'Indispensable' Part Of The Economy
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 2:52pm | 355Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is about to launch Periscope, a personal video broadcasting service on its platform. Chris Sacca, Lowercase Capital founder and early-stage Twitter investor, was on CNBC Wednesday to explain what the service does and why Twitter has become an indispensable part of the...