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 are most frequently mentioned. It is clear that in this area of social media these tweets are a sign of which companies the Twitter universe is interested in. Together, these financial sites are followed by nearly 1,000,000 Twitter users, which makes them a sizeable sample of Wall St.’s interests. In some cases, we will publish the actual tweets from the sites.
Yahoo! Finance: Who says we don’t make anyting? U.S. exports record $173 b in March, up 15% from ’10, up 37% from ’09 http://1.usa.gov/k6yik6
Zerohedge: Biggest trade deficit since June 2010 when it hit $49.9 billion
NYT: U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in March on Pricier Oil http://nyti.ms/lYrYlf
Reuters Biz: Macy’s reports higher profit, raises 2011 outlook http://reut.rs/la6Bho
Zerohedge: March Trade Deficit Jumps To $48.2 Billion As Imports Surge http://is.gd/ehaqRU
Yahoo! Finance: US trade deficit widens in March on pricier oil http://yhoo.it/lzWRSw
WSJ: Breaking: The U.S. trade deficit widened by 6% in March to $48.18 billion. The gap with China contracted 4%. http://on.wsj.com/lCBxC8
MSN Money: Trade deficit widened more than expected http://on.msnbc.com/knatsF
Douglas A. McIntyre
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