Twitter's initial public offering, etc., etc...

Business

Twitter Prices Its Initial Offering at $26 Per Share By VINDU GOEL Twitter's initial public offering, which values the company at roughly $18 billion, is a sign of its maturity, even as it combats slowing growth. Twitter, a Risky Investment The I.P.O., by the Numbers

DealBook Twitter's Market Valuation Suggests Wall St. Sees Huge Growth Potential By PETER EAVIS Investors are betting that Twitter will become wildly profitable as advertisers pay it increasing amounts of money to reach consumers who tweet.  Graphic: From Netscape to Twitter

China Wants Its Movies to Be Big in the U.S., Too By MICHAEL CIEPLY China's ambitious new film entrepreneurs, dozens of whom gathered in California this week for industry events, want something that has largely eluded them: a homemade global hit.

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Technology

DealBook Why Twitter May Have to Pay Income Taxes One Day By VICTOR FLEISCHER Twitter has been losing money, allowing it to legally avoid paying corporate income taxes. But it may have to start paying taxes sooner rather than later, the author writes.

Bits Blog Google Gives a Hint About Its Mystery Barges By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER In Google's first public statement about its barges floating near California and Maine, it said they would be used as showrooms for people to learn about new technology.

Bits Blog Details Emerge of Potential Google Monitor in Europe By JAMES KANTER The outlines of the job offer a window into what Google faces if it agrees to the latest settlement offer from the European Commission in the long-running antitrust case against the company.