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Jury finds Elon Musk’s ‘stupid tweets’ caused Twitter investors’ losses
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
A U.S. jury concluded that Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders with his tweets, causing them financial losses. The court ordered Musk to pay damages to the investors. The decision was based on evidence that his public statements were intended to influence the acquisition price.
Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·A US jury finds Elon Musk intentionally misled Twitter shareholders by disparaging the company in 2022 to buy it for a lower price than his original $44B bid (Bloomberg)
- Ars Technica·Jury finds Musk owes damages to Twitter investors for his tweets
- Engadget·Elon Musk misled investors during his Twitter takeover, jury finds
- TechCrunch·Elon Musk misled Twitter investors while trying to get out of acquisition, jury says
- The Verge·Jury finds Elon Musk’s ‘stupid tweets’ caused Twitter investors’ losses
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