BREAKING: Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44 billion
April 25 for $44 billion on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person.
Discussions over the deal, which last week appeared uncertain, accelerated over the weekend after Musk wooedstarted negotiating with Musk to buy the company at the proposed $54.20 per share price."Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, andis the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," Musk said in a statement.
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