Twitter slashes staff with revenue under pressure

NEW YORK -- Twitter, seemingly unable to find a buyer and losing money, is cutting about 9 percent of its employees worldwide.The social media site has failed to keep pace with rivals Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram and in recent months, rumors that it would be acquired have run rampant.Shares of Twitter, which have tumbled 27 percent in the past month as possible suitors have wandered away, rose 4 percent before the opening bell Thursday.The San Francisco company said it expects to take $10 mi