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Musk sells $4 bln in Tesla shares, presumably for Twitter deal
Elon Musk has sold 4.4 million shares of Tesla stock worth roughly $4 billion, most likely to help fund his purchase of Twitter.
Musk reported the sale in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The shares were sold over the past few days, at prices ranging from $872.02 to $999.13.
A Musk-owned Twitter opens door to potential Trump return
Four days after Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump's account on January 8, 2021, the then-US president's son pleaded with entrepreneur Elon Musk to employ his "brilliance" to launch a social media platform that "isn't biased" to crush the competition.
Musk didn't accept Donald Trump Jr's challenge.
Twitter’s Board agreed to Sell the Social Network to Elon Musk for $44 billion
The board of Twitter has agreed to sell the social network to billionaire Elon Musk for $44 billion or $54.20 per share, which is nearly 38% above the closing price of Twitter shares on the 1st of April - before Musk revealed that he had bought about a 9 percent stake in social media.
Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and takes it private
Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the social media platform where he, the world's richest person, promotes his interests, attacks critics and opines on a wide range of issues to more than 83 million followers.
Twitter reexamining Musk’s takeover offer: report
Twitter is reconsidering Elon Musk's buyout proposal, with discussions between the two camps ongoing Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported, after the billionaire said Thursday he had secured the necessary funding.
"Twitter is taking a fresh look at the offer and is more likely than before to seek to negotiate," the business daily reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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Musk says he has $46.5B in financing ready to buy Twitter
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lined up $46.5 billion in financing for a possible hostile takeover of Twitter and is "exploring" a direct tender offer to shareholders, according to a securities filing released on April 21.
Bloomberg: In defense of Elon Musk’s managerial excellence
The Tesla CEO’s track record proves he’s a pre-eminent builder of businesses and maximizer of shareholder value
Shareholders await Musk’s next move in Twitter takeover bid
Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk's effort to take over the company, leaving investors to wonder about the mercurial Tesla CEO's next move.
Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ defense in Musk takeover bid
Twitter's board of directors has unanimously adopted a "poison pill" defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's proposal to buy the company for more than $43 billion and take it private.
US judge deemed controversial Musk tweet on Tesla ‘false’: investors
A 2018 tweet posted by Elon Musk in which he claimed to have secured the funding to take Tesla private was deemed "false and misleading" by a judge, according to documents filed by investors suing his electric car company.