
Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) shares traded higher by 15% on Wednesday after the social media giant disclosed in a new filing that it will be restructuring its business and laying off 20% of its staff.
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told employees via a memo on Tuesday that the company needs to restructure its business to cut costs. Spiegel also said Snap's revenue growth for the quarter is just 8%, well below what the company had anticipated earlier this year.