Elon Musk faces SEC probe over stock-price goosing tweets to take Tesla private

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Musk claims Tesla buy-out is almost ready, but that "a final decision has not yet been made"

Elon Musk is facing questions from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following his Tuesday tweets about plans to take Tesla private. The SEC is reportedly making inquiries to find out...

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