Twitter’s stock takes a hit after report of fake account purge

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter’s shares tanked on Monday following a Washington Post article that the company suspended more than 70 million accounts in May and June — a clean-up of the platform that may affect user growth.

The Post story, which published Friday, said that the suspensions could have some impact on the company’s tally of monthly active users, a key growth metric that is closely monitored by Wall Street investors.

The drop of more than 8 percent Monday — the largest single-day percentage dip since March — comes on the heels of a positive run for Twitter. Overall, its shares are up 146 percent over the past 12 months, and it posted its first profit ever in February. The number of monthly users, called MAU, also jumped to 336 million in April, from 330 million in the previous quarter.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/07/09/twitters-stock-takes-hit-after-report-fake-account-purge/?

As Trump confounds, Mattis seen as quiet champion among NATO allies

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will only play a supporting role to President Donald Trump at this week's NATO summit - an event that by definition is focused on heads of state from the trans-Atlantic alliance.

But Mattis' small part belies his high standing among NATO allies, which has only risen as they become increasingly bewildered by Trump's policies on trade and Iran and anxious about his outreach to Russian President Vladimir Putin, European diplomats, officials and experts say.

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1JZ26Y?

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