While its successful stock market debut stole the headlines and confirmed its position as the darling of the US tech sector, there is more to tech than Twitter.
US non-farm payroll numbers came in at almost double analysts' estimates in October, despite the 16-day government shutdown.
European Wealth Management's investment strategist Richard Stammers talks to Alasdair Pal about contrarian investing, how he views the UK market and the problems of accessing commodities.
The US Federal Reserve has yet again kept its bond buying programme unchanged, in a move that signals a less optimistic outlook for US economic growth.
Asian stocks rose overnight, driven higher by the Nikkei which reversed sharp losses on Friday after climbing over 2%.
The top ten US CEOs have earned over $100m each for the first time, with two CEOs earning more than $1bn over the course of 2012, according to a survey by GMI Ratings.
Delayed US jobs figures for September have missed expectations, a development which all but rules out the prospect of a slowdown in US QE before 2014.