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Twitter shares soar more than 24% after Elon Musk takes 9% stake in social media company
CNBC ^ | 04 April 2022 | Fred Imbert

Posted on 04/04/2022 8:09:11 AM PDT by zeestephen

The Musk buy comes less than two weeks after Musk criticized the company, polling people on Twitter about whether Twitter adheres to free speech principles.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; elonmusk; twitter; twitterstock

1 posted on 04/04/2022 8:09:11 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

He still must build enough support to have any authority.


2 posted on 04/04/2022 8:11:11 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: CodeToad

No, he can file a shareholder lawsuit now.


3 posted on 04/04/2022 8:14:47 AM PDT by Go_Raiders (The fact is, we really don't know anything. It's all guesswork and rationalization.)
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To: zeestephen

What’s he gonna say when they ban his account?


4 posted on 04/04/2022 8:24:53 AM PDT by Revel
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To: zeestephen

Reports say he plans to remake it into a free speech platform. ...so he’s competing with Trump social...?


5 posted on 04/04/2022 8:38:20 AM PDT by goodnesswins (....pervert Biden & O Cabal are destroying America, as planned.)
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To: goodnesswins

Truth Social does not work. Very disappointing.


6 posted on 04/04/2022 8:43:07 AM PDT by stratboy
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To: zeestephen

I think Musk sees Twitter as an under performing asset that has radical growth potential.

Twitter was founded 16 years ago, it has always been one of the most visited sites on the Web, but it has had only three or four modestly profitable years in all that time, and it has more than $20 billion in liabilities and debt.

I am thinking Musk plans to be an activist share holder who lights a fire under the current CEO or even terminates the CEO.


7 posted on 04/04/2022 8:49:37 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

Didn’t this also happen with bitcoin? Is it just a temporary bounce? Maybe Elon should by some Gamestop stock.


8 posted on 04/04/2022 8:50:17 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: stratboy

I agree. TruthSocial is a FLOP.


9 posted on 04/04/2022 8:52:12 AM PDT by conservaDave
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To: zeestephen

In the end it took a billionaire capitalist to ensure free speech on a platform run by progressive socialists.


10 posted on 04/04/2022 12:54:43 PM PDT by NoLibZone (Ruling class noticed our total lack of pushback for how the election & Covid was handled.)
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