Musk “quit” poll boosts Tesla

Tesla’s shares jumped 4.8% after Twitter users voted for Elon Musk to step down from his role as head of the social media platform that has distracted him from running the electric-car company


Apr 4: Tesla shares priced at $381.82. Musk becomes Twitter’s largest shareholder

Apr 14: Musk offers to purchase Twitter for $43 billion, or $54.20 per share, and take company private

Apr 25: Twitter’s board accepts offer

Jul 8: $250.76
Musk terminates deal to buy Twitter, claiming too many spam bots and fake accounts.
In response, Twitter sues Musk

Oct 4: $249.44
Musk renews offer to buy platform on condition that Twitter drops lawsuit

Oct 27: $225.09
Musk takes over Twitter. Fires top executives and roughly half of workforce

Dec 16: $150.23
Tesla shares plunge by $231.59 since April 4


57.5% of 17.5 million Twitter users vote in favour of Musk stepping down


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Sources: Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance
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