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07/11/2013 Twitter goes public

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How does Twitter's potential for profit measure up?

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Twitter Debuts On The New York Stock Exchange

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Twitter shares rocket 92% higher in NYSE debut

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Twitter Stock Soars In Trading Debut, But Will It Last?

The first day of trading on the NYSE, Twitter shares opened at $26.00 and closed at US$44.90, giving the company a valuation of around US$31 billion. The paperwork from this day shows that among the founders, Evan Williams received a sum of US$2.56 billion and Jack Dorsey received US$1.05 billion, while Dick Costolo's payment was US$345 million.