Twitter stock gains after report says CEO Jack Dorsey plans to step down from top post

by: Emily Bary
2021-11-29
Source: Market Watch
11/29/2021

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Shares of Twitter Inc. are surging Monday after CNBC reported that Chief Executive Jack Dorsey plans to step down from the top post at the social-media company.

Twitter shares TWTR, +3.42% were up 5% in Monday morning trading. Shares of Square Inc. SQ, -0.61% rose as much as 4.0% but gave back those gains and were recently off 0.6%. Dorsey also serves as the CEO of Square.

The CNBC report cited unnamed sources. Twitter didn’t immediately respond to MarketWatch’s request for comment.

Twitter shares have declined 21.7% over the past three months as the S&P 500 SPX, 1.03% has risen 2.8%. The stock closed at a 10-month low on Friday.

Source: Market Watch