Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44 Billion

Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44 Billion

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Elon Musk has agreed to purchase Twitter for $54.20 per share, valuing the company at $44 billion. The deal includes $25.5 billion in committed financing and a $21 billion equity commitment from Musk. Twitter will become a privately held company. Musk plans to introduce changes such as a time-sensitive edit button, removing bots, open-sourcing the algorithm, and revisiting platform bans.

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What was the premium percentage to Twitter's closing price mentioned in the press release?

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What financing commitments is Elon Musk providing for the acquisition?

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