During Tuesday’s Afternoon trade, Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), gain 1.56% to $27.32.
Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it has partnered with mobile payments company Square Inc to enable anyone in the United States to make an online donation to a political candidate through a tweet. Reuters
Candidates can now register with Square to enable links they can tweet to request donations from supporters, Twitter said in a blog post. Users can then donate by clicking on a “contribute” button on the candidate’s tweet and entering their debit card information. Reuters report
Republican and Democratic candidates are competing for party nominations to run in the November 2016 presidential election. Republican candidates were planned to appear on Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, in the second prime-time debate.
The first Democratic debate is planned for Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 13
The first Republican debate, broadcast on Fox News Channel in early August, drew 24 million viewers, more than double the preceding record for a presidential primary debate and the most for a non-sports telecast in cable TV history.
Twitter co-founder and interim Chief Executive Jack Dorsey also serves as Square’s chief executive officer. Bloomberg stated last week that Square may file for an initial public offering by the fourth quarter of this year. Reuters
Twitter, Inc. operates as a global platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time. It offers various products and services for users, counting Twitter that allows users to create, distribute, and discover content; and Vine and video, a mobile application that enables users to create and distribute short looping videos.
Shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), inclined 0.90% to $93.14, during its current trading session.
Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) works on a first-stage base, here are 3 reasons the social media giant could be laying the groundwork for a new climb. Investor’s Business Daily
Facebook still has multiple product channels that could drive noteworthy profits as its rivalry with Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), Snap chat and others heats up. Investor’s Business Daily
Last week, the company declared the aggressive expansion of advertising on Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service it bought in 2012.
Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) is also aggressively challenging Google-owned YouTube for a bigger slice of the online video advertising pie. Fortune stated that the social network’s users have been watching an average of 4 billion videos daily in 2015 — four times more than last year’s number. Investor’s Business Daily
While CEO Mark Zuckerberg has not said exactly when they’ll start ramping up monetization of Messenger and WhatsApp, the popular messaging service it bought for $19 billion in 2014, both could assist Facebook expand its share of the all-important mobile advertising market. Investor’s Business Daily
Facebook, Inc. operates as a social networking company worldwide. It provides a set of development tools and application programming interfaces that enable developers to integrate with Facebook to create mobile and Web applications.
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), during its Tuesday’s current trading session increased 2.33% to $17.12.
Medical device major Boston Scientific Corporation BSX recently commercially launched its Vercise Primary Cell (PC) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System in the European markets following the receipt of CE Mark for the same. With this approval, the company can now serve a huge section of patients, who suffer from neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease, dystonia and essential tremor. Zacks
DBS is an advanced form of brain surgery that was originally developed to treat Parkinson’s disease and now is also executed to treat dystonia, essential tremor and more recently, obsessive-compulsive disorder. Notably, Boston Scientific’s Vercise PC System is the world’s first customized DBS therapy device that offers precise neural targeting to patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease, primary and secondary dystonia, and essential tremor. Zacks
The Vercise DBS technology incorporates two unique features: the longest rechargeable battery life (lasts for 25 years) available for DBS therapy and the smallest stimulator footprint (like a pacemaker). Moreover, the stimulator of this system incorporates the unique Vercise DBS Directional Lead, which is the first commercially available eight-contact segmented lead that facilitates easy travel of electrical impulses to specific regions of the brain. Zacks
Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices for use in various interventional medical specialties worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Cardiovascular, Rhythm Administration, and MedSurg.
Finally, Staples, Inc (NASDAQ:SPLS), gained 0.95%, to $13.86.
Staples, Inc, declared that Android Pay, a new mobile payment solution that offers customers simplicity, security and choice when paying with their Android phones, will be live in Staples stores on Wednesday, September 16.
Android Pay is making in-store payments simpler for every Android user. When customers go into a Staples store, they will be able to simply unlock their phone, tap it to the payment terminal and they’re done. Customers will also be able to save their Staples Rewards and gift cards in the Android Pay app so they are at their fingertips when they pay.
“Staples knows that recently’s small business customers rely on their phones more than ever to make purchases and save time,” said Alison Corcoran, senior vice president, marketing, North American stores & online, Staples, Inc. “With Android Pay, shoppers can quickly and securely pay for their products, so they can focus on making more happen for their business.”
“We want to make in-store payments simpler for everyone, so we’ve worked with Staples to enable Android Pay in all of their more than 1,300 locations. This adds to the list of over one million merchants in the US where people can seamlessly tap and pay with their Android phones,” said Spencer Spinnell, Director, Business Development, Google.
Android Pay will be available via an app download in the Google Play store, and can be used starting next week at Staples stores.
Staples, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates office products superstores. It operates through three segments: North American Stores & Online, North American Commercial, and International Operations. The company offers a range of office supplies, business technology products and services, facility and breakroom supplies, computers and mobility products, and office furniture under the Staples, Quill, and other proprietary brands.
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