Tesla (TSLA) | Twitter (TWTR) Saga To Go To Courts
Elon Musk on Friday announced he was backing out of his $44 billion Twitter acquisition bid, blaming the social media platform’s alleged lack of transparency regarding bots on the site.
As both sides prepare for a lengthy court battle, some Twitter influencers are floating an alternate theory for the change of heart: The bots were never the problem, merely a vehicle through which to covertly sell Tesla options that were about to expire.
“Entire thing was a clever ruse to SELL + LIQUIDATE $8.5 BILLION of TESLA STOCK (w/plausible excuse for doing it),” Josh Wolfe, co-founder of Lux Capital, tweeted Friday after the announcement. The tweet included math that suggested Musk would walk away with more than $7 billion in liquidated stock—even after paying the $1 billion breakup fee.
Henry Blodget, founder and CEO of Insider, retweeted Wolfe, adding that Musk’s 10-year Tesla options were about to expire, “so he had to sell them.”
“The Twitter bid did allow him to do that without his facing questions about why he was selling. And he sold at an excellent price!” Blodget said via tweet.
In a letter addressed to Twitter’s top lawyer, Vijaya Gadde, Musk’s legal team accused Twitter of making “false and misleading representations upon which Mr. Musk relief when entering into the Merger Agreement.”
Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.
$特斯拉(TSLA)$
特斯拉在公布了令人印象深刻的第二季度收益后，股价正在上涨，尤其是考虑到第二季度艰难的运营环境。
特斯拉（股票代码：TSLA）公布调整后第二季度每股收益为2.27美元，销售额为169亿美元。
分析师预计第二季度每股收益约为1.83美元，销售额为169亿美元。据彭博社（Bloomberg）报道，这是该公司的另一个底线突破，特斯拉连续六年盈利突破。
但与2021年第一季度相比，第二季度的收入和销售额有所下降。在第一季度，特斯拉公布的每股收益为3.22美元，销售额约为188亿美元。
预期收益的连续下降是因为中国为打击新冠肺炎而实施的封锁，这限制了生产，使特斯拉可销售的电动汽车减少。特斯拉第二季度交付了约25.5万辆电动汽车，低于第一季度的约31万辆。
$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$
Tesla has reported second-quarter earnings that were better than expected.
The decision to sell its Bitcoin (BTC-USD) holdings may have saved it.
But growing competition threatens to hinder the future progress of TSLA stock.
在基辅决一胜负！