Elon Musk Faces Investors in Court Over Tweet to Take Tesla Private

Bloomberg2022-10-25

Whether Tesla CEO knew he was misleading investors is disputedUS judge has already concluded 2018 tweet was false, recklessElon MuskPhotographer: Samuel Corum/BloombergInvestors who filed suit over ...

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