Investing

The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Watch (8/6/2010)

Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million Twitter users. It raises the question of whether there is wisdom in crowds.

24/7 Wall St. will look at the Twitter posts at Reuters Biz, WSJ, Financial Times, CNN Money, MarketWatch, CNBC, and 24/7 Wall St. each day to see which stocks.

CNN Money: AIG posts 2nd-quarter operating income of $1.29 billion, more than double a year earlier, on revenue of $20 billion. $$

CNN Money: Tylenol’s side effect? A brand boycott http://bit.ly/dDpuG9

MarketWatch: BP pumping in cement to seal Gulf well http://on.mktw.net/aOPs68

MarketWatch: BlackBerry enemies piling up for RIM http://bit.ly/9t5K9B

DailyFinance: Apple’s iPhone with WiFi to Finally Arrive in China http://bit.ly/aNW7k7

DailyFinance: BP Completes Cementing of Oil Well in Gulf of Mexico http://bit.ly/9pr68A

Reuters Biz: AIG posts quarterly loss on goodwill charge http://link.reuters.com/vaw63n

Reuters Biz: GM at work on IPO filing but not ready yet: CEO http://link.reuters.com/byp53n

Douglas A. McIntyre

Travel Cards Are Getting Too Good To Ignore (sponsored)

Credit card companies are pulling out all the stops, with the issuers are offering insane travel rewards and perks.

We’re talking huge sign-up bonuses, points on every purchase, and benefits like lounge access, travel credits, and free hotel nights. For travelers, these rewards can add up to thousands of dollars in flights, upgrades, and luxury experiences every year.

It’s like getting paid to travel — and it’s available to qualified borrowers who know where to look.

We’ve rounded up some of the best travel credit cards on the market. Click here to see the list. Don’t miss these offers — they won’t be this good forever.

Thank you for reading! Have some feedback for us?
Contact the 24/7 Wall St. editorial team.

AI Portfolio

Discover Our Top AI Stocks

Our expert who first called NVIDIA in 2009 is predicting 2025 will see a historic AI breakthrough.

You can follow him investing $500,000 of his own money on our top AI stocks for free.