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How Does Twitter Make Money?

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Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is one of the world's most popular social media companies. The site now has more than with more than 288 million monthly active users sending more than 500 million tweets per day.
But for those looking at Twitter as an investment for the first time, there's one big question to answer: How does Twitter make money?
The short answer: Most of Twitter's revenue comes from advertising – a revenue stream that's benefitted from Twitter's explosive growth…

Here's a closer look at how Twitter operates and its growing revenue stream...

Indian Gold Demand Was Down 39% in Q2 – but Will Rise 27% in Q3

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Indian gold demand fell 39% at 204.1 tons in the second quarter according to data released by the World Gold Council (WGC) last week. Gold jewelry demand was also down 18% at 154.5 tons.

Import duties leftover from a currency crisis in 2013 have stifled Indian gold demand from their origination through this Q2.

Although the duties were supposed to have been repealed, they still haven’t been. Here’s why – plus two reasons the country’s demand will pick up quickly in the latter half of 2014…

Seven of the Best Stocks to Buy Now in Four of the Most Profitable Sectors

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Best stocks to buy for the week ending Aug. 29, 2014:Last week for Money Morning Members, we highlighted seven stocks that bring readers the "best of the best" in four sectors currently overflowing with upside potential.

One pick hails from the 3D printing market that's expected to quadruple within the next four years. Another is in the fleet and fuel management sector – it's rapidly growing at a compound annual growth rate of 22.8%. We've got three energy stocks to buy from the most productive natural gas region in the U.S. And we highlighted two silver ETFs that play some promising numbers that were just reported from August.

You can find all of last week's tips and recommendations here in our newest list of the best stocks to buy now…

One of the Best Precious Metals to Buy Before 2015

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Back in March I spoke about the precious metal palladium, and why this rare metal was headed higher.

At the time, it traded at $780/oz. Yesterday, it was trading at $886/oz. at mid-day, so the predicted upturn played out true to form.

Still, there's another rare precious metal that's set to do as well as – or better than – palladium, but that isn't on too many investors' radar yet.

Here's why it should be…

Three Reasons Pinterest Is the Real Social Media Winner

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While many analysts debate over Twitter or Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) being the best social media company, they're missing the true winner…

Founded in March 2010 and launched initially as an invitation only website, Pinterest is like an online journal of sorts where you can electronically "pin" different pictures to different "boards" representing interests, hobbies, or something as esoteric as how to turn old shoes into really cool flower pots.

Here’s why it stands out from the rest…

Alibaba IPO Makes Founder Jack Ma China’s Richest Man – by a Wide Margin

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The Alibaba IPO date is still at least two weeks away, but Alibaba's Chairman and co-founder Jack Ma is already feeling the impact of the massive IPO.

According to the Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, Ma's net worth has been calculated at $21.9 billion, making him China's wealthiest citizen – by a wide margin.

Here’s how Ma’s wealth stacks up against other Chinese billionaires, and how the Alibaba IPO will pad his lead…

Why the Apple Stock Price Will Go Higher Despite the Noise (AAPL)

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A crazy week for Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) ahead of its much-anticipated iPhone 6 announcement next Tuesday took a 4.22% bite out of the Apple stock price yesterday (Wednesday).

But long-term AAPL investors need not worry.

For all the commotion this week about hacked iCloud accounts, new products from rival Samsung, and negative comments from several Wall Street analysts, the fundamental reasons that the Apple stock price will continue to rise have not changed.

Here’s why these events are not the big deal the media has made them out to be…

Natural Gas Prices Will Head Higher on These Critical Factors

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Natural gas prices, like any commodity, are affected by supply and demand – but weather plays a main role in this energy's cost.

In order to forecast where natural gas prices will be trading in coming months, it's important to look at what's expected for this winter and how much temperatures will differ from region to region.

Here's what we know about how weather will move natural gas prices into 2015...