Twitter board in 'advanced talks' with Musk over takeover deal

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Board's apparent receptiveness to the deal could signal "beginning of the end" for Twitter as a public company
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Board's apparent receptiveness to the deal could signal "beginning of the end" for Twitter as a public company

Twitter's board of directors is reconsidering Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $43 billion bid to purchase the firm and take it private.

As reported by The New York Times, the board was talking with Mr. Musk into the early hours of Monday about his unsolicited attempt to purchase the firm, after he unveiled a $46.5 billion package t...

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