Market Movers: Twitter's New Acquisition

By Alison Southwick – Apr 7, 2014 at 6:02PM

NYSE: PG

Procter & Gamble

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$384B

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(0.68%) $1.10

Current Price

$162.60

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Twitter just made an acquisition, and Yahoo! is getting set to offer its own original programming, just like Netflix and Amazon Prime. Here are four stocks making moves on the market today.

News leaked today that Twitter (TWTR) has acquired Cover, an Android app that adjusts what's on your phone's home screen based on where you are. Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) has announced that it will start offering original online video programming, taking a similar approach to some of the other video streaming services that have found success with original content. Procter & Gamble (PG 0.68%) raised its quarterly dividend by 7%, continuing its 58-year streak of raising its dividend. And shares of SunEdison (SUNEQ) were down today, on news that the company is cancelling its solar project in India.

In this segment from Monday's Investor Beat, host Alison Southwick and Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Taylor Muckerman look at four stocks making moves on the market today.

Alison Southwick and Taylor Muckerman have no position in any stocks mentioned. Jason Moser owns shares of Amazon.com and Twitter. The Motley Fool recommends Amazon.com, Procter & Gamble, Twitter, and Yahoo! and owns shares of Amazon.com. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.