Twitter Expected to Field Offers to buy Social Media Network This Week




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Summary: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is said to be very interested in buying Twitter ( ). According to the Wall Street Journal, he calls the social media network an "unpolished jewel" with untapped potential for advertising. Twitter is expected to field offers for the company this week, according to the report. Other interested bidders are said to be Google ( ) and Disney ( ). The Vice Presidential candidates debated last night in what will be their only debate of the campaign. Each spent much of the debate defending their running mate at the top of the ticket. In terms of business, Republican Mike Pence portrayed Trump as an agent of change while criticizing Hillary Clinton for advocating tax increases and more regulations on business. And if you really love the smell of a new computer, you can now get it in candle form. Twelve South, a company that makes Apple ( ) accessories has come up with a Mac candle and it sold out within minutes.