Tesla Stock Drops After Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter. This Is Why.

Barrons2022-04-15

Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to buy social- media platform Twitter on Thursday, sending shares of the electric-vehicle maker lower.Investors might be worried about distraction for Musk as Tesla (ticker...

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2022-04-15
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2022-04-15
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Another pre planned orchestra by musk to get money from market... how come he doesn't get suited???

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