Twitter cuts revenue forecast, shares slump

Twitter Inc reported quarterly revenue that fell short of Wall Street estimates and cut its full-year forecast because of weak demand for its new direct response advertising, sending shares down as much as 24 percent on Tuesday. Twitter forecast 2015 revenue of $2.17 billion to $2.27 billion, down from its earlier forecast of $2.3 billion to $2.35 billion

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IAC profit beats as its dating websites attract more paid users

IAC/InterActiveCorp reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as subscription revenue rose from its dating websites and the company said user response to the paid version of its Tinder dating app was better than it had anticipated. Shares of the company, whose chairman is media mogul Barry Diller, rose about 2 percent in extended trading on Tuesday. IAC, which also owns video sharing service Vimeo and education service Princeton Review, said it launched 'Tinder Plus' in March

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