Twitter shares rose as much as 5% Monday after it reportedly held preliminary talks with TikTok, the troubled Chinese-owned social media app that the Trump administration wants to ban. On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal said the deal would involve TikTok's US operations, but it's unclear if Twitter will move forward with an acquisition. TikTok is reportedly worth tens of billions of dollars, which sparks questions about whether Twitter, which has a market cap of around $30 billion, can afford the app. Last week, Microsoft (MSFT) said it's pushing forward with talks to acquire TikTok following a conversation between CEO Satya Nadella and President Donald Trump. The transaction could be complicated and difficult to accomplish. And Microsoft has in recent years shifted its strategy away from consumers toward businesses.
据《华尔街日报》上周六报道，继Microsoft之后，Twitter也表露出了收购TikTok的兴趣，目前已经进行了初步谈判，Twitter的股价在周一上涨，最多的时候上涨5%。据《
华尔街日报》所说，该笔交易将涉及TikTok的美国业务，但目前还不清楚Twitter是否
会推进收购。而且，TikTok估值数百亿美元，市值只有约300亿美元的Twitter是否有财力购买这款应用，还有待商榷。上周，微软表示其首席执行官萨蒂亚-纳德拉(Satya
Nadella)与美国总统唐纳德-特朗普(Donald Trump)对话后，微软正在推进收购TikTok
的谈判，但这笔交易涉及情况复杂，可能很难完成，而且微软近年来已经将其战略从面向消费者，转向了面向企业。
Twitter shares rose as much as 5% Monday after it reportedly held
preliminary talks with TikTok, the troubled Chinese-owned social media app
that the Trump administration wants to ban. On Saturday, the Wall Street
Journal said the deal would involve TikTok's US operations, but it's unclear if Twitter will move forward with an acquisition. TikTok is reportedly
worth tens of billions of dollars, which sparks questions about whether
Twitter, which has a market cap of around $30 billion, can afford the app.
Last week, Microsoft (MSFT) said it's pushing forward with talks to acquire TikTok following a conversation between CEO Satya Nadella and President
Donald Trump. The transaction could be complicated and difficult to
accomplish. And Microsoft has in recent years shifted its strategy away from consumers toward businesses.