46: Twitter: Autopsy of an Acquisition

In today's episode, CT examines the wild and wacky history of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter. Buckle up.

Edited by Noah

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Sources:
[1] https://fortune.com/2015/10/29/twitter-growth/
[2] https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/twtr/financials/
[3]https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/23/23568257/elon-musk-securities-fraud-trial-testimony-420-tesla-pif
[4]https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/20/23564629/elon-musk-twitter-testimony-securities-fraud-trial
[5] https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-226
[4] https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-us-sec-bastards-forced-settlement-over-tesla-tweets-2022-04-14/
[6]https://qz.com/2167563/an-annotated-history-of-elon-musk-buying-twitter
[7}https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/21/23417121/elon-musk-banks-barclays-bank-of-america-morgan-stanley-lbo
[8]https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-loses-126-bln-value-amid-musk-twitter-deal-funding-concern-2022-04-26/
[9] https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-twitter-stake-purchase-under-ftc-scrutiny-information-2022-04-28/
[10] https://qz.com/2167563/an-annotated-history-of-elon-musk-buying-twitter