The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Watch (8/13/2010) Europe Growth Explodes Up

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Published: August 13, 2010 7:59 am

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.

MarketWatch: OPEC ups global oil demand forecast as modest U.S. recovery drives consumption http://on.mktw.net/cqGXfj

FT: Strong German growth boosts sentiment: The strongest quarterly German growth for more than two decades has lifted … http://bit.ly/bVRG0g

NYT: Growth of Euro-Area Economy Beats Forecasts http://nyti.ms/95wYYn

Reuters Biz: German juggernaut propels euro zone GDP jump http://link.reuters.com/gen84n

Reuters Biz: OPEC sees continued supply overhang on slow demand http://link.reuters.com/bym84n

Yahoo! Finance: Hedge Funds Pile Into Treasury Bond Market http://yhoo.it/ck9teL $$

DailyFinance: European Economic Growth Beats Expectations http://bit.ly/dbPbJ9

Douglas A. McIntyre

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