Musk Sells $4 Billion of Tesla Stock in Twitter Pursuit

Musk Sells $4 Billion of Tesla Stock in Twitter Pursuit

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Elon Musk is pursuing a deal to acquire Twitter, which involves selling 4.4 million Tesla shares. Despite this, Tesla's pre-market value rose by 3%, while Twitter's increased by 0.3%, still below Musk's offer price of $54.20 per share. Musk assured investors he has no further plans to sell Tesla stock, but some analysts, like Dan Ives from Wedbush, view the acquisition as a burden on Tesla's stock.

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What significant action did Elon Musk take to fund his acquisition of Twitter?

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How did the stock prices of Tesla and Twitter react in the pre-market after Musk's announcement?

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What was the share price offer that Musk made for Twitter?

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What concerns did Musk try to address through his tweets?

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What is Dan Ives' perspective on Musk's acquisition of Twitter?

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