Twitter might list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange when it goes public. This was seen as a blow to the Nasdaq Stock Market. Getting the high-profile IPO would help the NYSE solidify its allure among new technology companies after playing second fiddle to Nasdaq.
Twitter announced last September 12 that it has filed paperwork to go public. The company didn’t give details of the time frame of the offering. The company filed privately with the Securities and Exchange Commission via a process that would keep its S-1 prospectus away from the public.
In other tech news, Apple revealed new iMac desktop computers that have faster Intel chips and more support for flash memory storage. The new versions will run fourth generation, quad-core Intel processors and has faster graphics. The computers are available on the market starting Tuesday and feature faster version of Wi-Fi connection standard and PCIe flash storage.
Apple’s iMac used to be the top-selling product of the company but has been overtaken by the iPad and the iPhone. Its all-in-one format is still a high-profile symbol of Apple’s design.
An analyst from Ciutigroup upgraded Facebook’s stock to a buy and described its growth as sustainable. This led to an increase in its shares to as much as 5.2 percent. They reached $49.66 before it closed at $48.45. This was a new record for the stock that lost half of its value within four months of its IPO last May 2012. The social network’s earnings result in July indicated its ability to make money as users transitioned toward wireless devices.
