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Twitter wanted to avoid announcing headcount reduction: Analyst

2:01 PM ET Thu, 27 Oct 2016

Jason Helfstein, Oppenheimer & Co. Managing Director of Internet Equity Research, weighs in on Twitter's quarterly report, its announced layoffs and the failure to secure a bid.

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Twitter wanted to avoid announcing headcount reduction: Analyst

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