In keeping with the nature of this column, social network giant Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) was a major focus today, but so too was UK State backed Lloyds (LON:LLOY), retailer BHS and the Fed.
A myriad of news was keeping the trigger fingers of many a web surfer busy - something Facebook knows how to do too, it seems, to great aplomb.
The New York listed firm had 1.09 billion daily active users in its first quarter, against 1.04bn in the fourth quarter, up 4.8%, which was even faster growth than its monthly user count.
There are now 1.65bn people using Facebook every month, compared to 1.59bn at the end of last year. By way of comparison, Twitter added 5 million users this quarter.
Meanwhile, Zuckerberg's phenomenal success story reported sales of $5.4 billion - a 52% increase year- on year - trumping Wall Street's expectations of $5.3 billion.
Banker bashing has long been a pastime of many in the UK but today state-backed Lloyds (LON;LLOY) felt the heat of investors selling shares, as it revealed first quarter profits dropped 46% as market volatility and other issues took their toll.
The firm said statutory pre-tax profits were £654mln against £1.2bn a year ago due partly to the £790m impact of redeeming a tranche of investor bonds known as "enhanced capital notes". Its was among the most read stories on Google finance.
The mining arena has not been a particularly bright place recently, but AIM listed Avocet Mining (LON:AVM) was a glowing beacon , with shares rocketing over 43% to stand at 5.74p as production stats from its Inata mine in Burkina Faso were highly impressive. Goldstone Resources (LON:GRL), its peer, also focused in West Africa, saw shares zoom up over 66% to 2.75p.
The Brexit debate continues to get headlines, with the latest offering revealing that a group of eight influential economists have thrown their support behind the Leave campaign. Conversely to recent suggested analysis, they say that leaving the EU would in fact boost the UK economy by 4% in 10 years.
Poll in Times today says Brexit how ahead. The ill-informed Pres Obama lecture has backfired. He should stick to US politics
— Andrew Pierce (@toryboypierce) 28 April 2016
Retailer BHS is also back on the wires with more commentary on the fallen High Street stalwart, with news that representatives of owners Retail Acqusitions will face being quizzed by MPs.