April 18, 2024

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Elon Musk speaks on Twitter at TED, follow here: LIVE UPDATES

Stocks jump, oil flat as Russia and Ukraine fears ease: live updates

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WATCH: Elon Ted Talk

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Elon Musk’s Twitter Show and Freedom of Speech

Elon Musk’s comments…

If he doesn’t take over Twitter, there’s a ‘Plan B’ but he refuses to go into details

Musk says he was illegally powerful and armed by the San Francisco office of the Securities and Exchange Commission

I have enough assets/funding to complete transactions Hold ‘Open for ideas’ to improve Twitter

Healthy freedom of expression is when someone says something you don’t like”

Breaks are better than permanent bans “if it’s a ‘gray area, let the tweet be there'”..

“I don’t have all the answers…” The “black box” algorithm is dangerous, it promotes some content, but not others

“I’m not sure I’ll be able to get it”…

Twitter has become an actual ‘town square’… We need an ‘inclusive’ platform for ‘freedom of expression’

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TWTR USD 46.69 +0.84 + 1.83%
TSLA $987.80 -34.57 -3.38%

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Twitter’s board reviews Musk’s $40 billion+ bid today

Twitter He will hold what Elon Musk calls his “best and last” show for the social media giant. Musk will also be participating in a Ted Talk around 11AM ET which will be covered here by FOX Business…

Peloton raises subscription fees, lowers equipment prices

It would be ‘foolish’ for shareholders to reject Musk’s offer to buy Twitter account: Luke Lloyd

Strategic Analytics Investing Strategic Wealth Partners Elon MuskDecision to bid to buy all of Twitter for $54.20 per share in Cavuto: Coast to Coast.

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Ted Elon Musk talk in progress

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Musk offered $40+ billion on Twitter capping two weeks of surprises from the world’s richest man ahead of the now underway TED Talk…

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Retail Sales, Unemployment Claims Rise

In addition, the unemployment rate rose to 185,000 from 167,000 in the previous week.

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Andy Gacy, CEO of Amazon, delivers the first message to shareholders

After taking over from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Andy Gacy sets the retail giant’s priorities moving forward including acquisitions, hiring and when to let go of underperforming projects.

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Elon Musk Offers To Buy Twitter, Take It Private

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Tesla Executive Director Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 each Share and take Social media
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Musk said in a file Securities and Exchange Commission That this was the “best and last offer” and that if it was not accepted, he would have to reconsider his status as a shareholder.

Read the full story: Elon Musk Offers To Buy Twitter, Take It Private

Stock futures trade cautiously ahead of bank earnings and economic data

Oil stock is up, crude oil is trading around $102 a barrel

Oil futures traded lower on Thursday morning as traders weighed more than expected US oil stocks against shrinking global supply. Continue reading

Bitcoin trades above $40,000, polarizing 2-day slip

Bitcoin trading
Above $40,000, a day of gains after losing a two-day streak of losses and trading lower on eight of the past nine days. Continue reading

Gold set for weekly gains

Gold fell on Thursday, but prices were headed for a second straight weekly gain. The Ukrainian crisis and the expansion of inflationary pressures have removed metal attraction. US gold futures were at $1,987. According to Reuters, the metal rose by about 1.7 percent so far during the week. The markets will be closed on Good Friday.

Gas prices continue to slide

average price of a gallons of gasoline
In the United States, it fell on Thursday to $4,074, according to the latest figures from AAA. The price on Wednesday was $4.083. The previous record high was $4.33, which was set on Friday, March 11, 2022.