Twitter slips on report that Musk deal is in jeopardy – By Lauren Feiner (CNBC) / July 7, 2022
- Shares of Twitter fell after markets closed on Thursday following a report from The Washington Post that said billionaire Elon Musk’s deal to buy the company is in jeopardy.
- The deal was already in uncertain territory since Musk had demanded more information on the percentage of spam accounts on the platform.
- Twitter held a virtual briefing with reporters earlier on Thursday to explain how it determines which of the accounts on its platform are bots or spam accounts.
Shares of Twitter fell about 4% after the markets closed on Thursday following a report from The Washington Post that said billionaire Elon Musk’s deal to buy the company is in jeopardy.
The deal was already in uncertain territory, according to Musk, after he demanded more information on the percentage of spam accounts on the platform. But the Post, citing one unnamed source, said Musk’s team has stopped engaging in some funding discussions for the $44 billion deal. Musk’s team has determined it can’t verify Twitter’s spam account figures and they are now prepared to soon make “a change in direction,” the Post reported, citing a source.
Musk can’t just pay the $1 billion breakup fee and walk away. Twitter could try to hold Musk to the original terms by claiming his reasons for backing out aren’t related to its core business.
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