Twitter shares rise on Stone’s return

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter shares gained on Tuesday on word that co-founder Biz

Stone was returning to the social network after six years away. Stone said in an online post he would be back at work full time in “a couple of weeks”, prompting shares to end the New York Stock Exchange trading day up 1.35 per cent to US$19.49 (RM84.2). “Excited to have Stone’s energy and heart back at Twitter,” said cofounder and chief executive Jack Dorsey in a tweet fired off from his @Jack account with a hashtag #BizIsBack. Agencies