Elon Musk said his deal to buy Twitter was pending, raising questions about the acquisition.
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Twitter company
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Dropped on Friday afternoon after trading
He said his deal to buy a social media company She was ‘hanging’. “
Twitter shares fell 10% to $40.59, on track to close at their lowest level since early April, just before Mr. Musk Surprise revealed 9% stake In the company.
Mr. Musk, CEO of
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Last month Make a deal to buy Twitter And consider it special, capping a volatile month for the social media company and its stocks. But on Friday morning, he wrote on Twitter, “Twitter deal temporarily on hold, pending account details that spam/fake accounts already account for less than 5% of users.” He linked a May 2 Reuters report to a recent financial file on Twitter containing these statistics.
Twitter shares fell as much as 26% in premarket trading on Friday, to $33.51, according to Dow Jones Market data.
Later Friday morning, Mr. Musk added on Twitter that he “remains committed” to the acquisition. This helped Twitter cut its losses.
Still, Twitter Stocks are trading now About 25% below the transaction price of $54.20 per share. The company’s shares have already been dropping recently, reflecting investor concerns about the prospects for the deal. Like many tech stocks, Twitter has too Been hit hard lately Through a large-scale sale of high-risk assets in the market.
Tesla shares jumped 5.5% on Friday.
Tesla shares have fallen since Twitter accepted Mr Musk’s takeover offer. Mr. Musk’s plans To borrow against his stake in Tesla to finance the transaction. Tesla investors are also concerned that owning Twitter could distract Mr Musk from managing Tesla.
Elon Musk has established close ties with Beijing to build Tesla’s business in China. Now that it has bought Twitter and is focusing on free speech, The Wall Street Journal looks at how China is using the social media platform to promote its views, and why it raises such concern. Image caption: Sharon Shee
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