Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Trump Effect? Shares Surge as Twitter Reports First Quarterly Profit in History!
IWB ^ | Chris Black

Posted on 02/08/2018 5:17:38 PM PST by davikkm

I know what you’re thinking: how on Earth a left wing-hard-core-progressive company, which enables social justice, censors conservatives, alters trends and bans people randomly for illusory “crime-think” can make profits? Well, Twitter just proved it possible, after reporting their first quarterly profit in 12 years. Now, the thing is, Twitter claims its profits in the 4th quarter of 2017 are not due to the American public, as the company actually saw a decline in US-based revenue/sales. Twitter’s revenue from outside the US grew by 17%, thus mitigating the 8% decline in United States sales.

(Excerpt) Read more at investmentwatchblog.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: trumpeffect; twitter

1 posted on 02/08/2018 5:17:39 PM PST by davikkm
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: davikkm

Twitter makes a profit....
   Is this subject to audit and confirmation by Arthur Anderson?


2 posted on 02/08/2018 5:19:46 PM PST by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ptsal

Wonder if Twitter can allocate a portion of their earnings to the defense of Harvey Weinstein?

https://www.hannity.com/media-room/day-of-reckoning-lapd-submits-harvey-weinstein-rape-case-to-da-arrest-at-any-moment/


3 posted on 02/08/2018 5:22:57 PM PST by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: davikkm

Can someone educate me.

How does Twitter make money?


4 posted on 02/08/2018 5:24:04 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: tennmountainman

All I know is I never knew anything about Twitter until DJT arrived.


5 posted on 02/08/2018 5:47:51 PM PST by hardspunned
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: tennmountainman

There’s actually advertising on it, which is pretty well targeted. We won’t discuss what government agencies they probably sell their data to to make the rest of their profits of course :-)


6 posted on 02/08/2018 6:49:24 PM PST by mhx
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: mhx

Thanks for info.
I don’t use Twitter.


7 posted on 02/08/2018 6:52:49 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: ptsal
Arthur Anderson? The late musical conductor?
8 posted on 02/08/2018 7:46:58 PM PST by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: righttackle44

That was Leroy Anderson.:-)

.


9 posted on 02/08/2018 7:48:20 PM PST by Mears
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: righttackle44

Why yes. The Arthur Anderson conducting the Enron Cantata at the Houston Symphony.


10 posted on 02/09/2018 5:01:26 AM PST by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson