Tag: Musk

DeSantis Signs Bill Removing Disney’s Status; US Gave China Firms $1.8B in Aid | NTD Business

House Republicans are asking Twitter’s board to keep all records related to Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company. Is this a hint they want to investigate Twitter in the future? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill stripping Disney of its self-governing status. What could it mean for local taxes? We hear the inspirational…


Musk Lines Up $46.5B for Twitter Deal; Florida to Take Away Disney’s Special Status | NTD Business

Musk has the backers to buy twitter. Many of America’s biggest banks say they’ll front him the money. Florida lawmakers vote to strip Disney of its special status. Walt Disney World will no longer be its own, little government. A Chinese state owned oil giant who got delisted in the U.S. has raised over $4 billion…


Report: Apollo Could Fund Musk’s Twitter Bid; Why China’s Sticking With ‘Zero Covid’ | NTD Business

A Wall Street Journal report says private equity firm Apollo might support Elon Musk in his bid to buy twitter. We ask an expert how would that help Musk? If you’re a student, Blackstone could be your next landlord! The investment firm agreed to buy a major student-housing developer. Masks now — optional — on many…


Musk Targets Twitter Board as Company Adopts ‘Poison Pill’

Elon Musk took a swipe at the board of Twitter on Monday after the social media company adopted a “poison pill” to protect itself from the second-biggest shareholder’s $43 billion cash buyout offer. “Board salary will be $0 if my bid succeeds, so that’s ~$3 million/year saved right there,” Musk tweeted in response to a…


Twitter Takes ‘Poison Pill’ to Counter Musk; Chinese Shippers Hurting U.S. Exporters | NTD Business

Twitter’s board fending off Elon Musk’s offer to take over the company. It adopted a new plan to make it more expensive for Musk to do that. President Biden announcing a new pick for top banking regulator. Who is he and what obstacles could he face in the Senate? Some Chinese carriers are shipping goods…


Twitter Takes ‘Poison Pill’ to Counter Musk; Chinese Shippers Hurting US Exporters | NTD Business

Twitter’s board is fending off Elon Musk’s offer to take over the company. It adopted a new plan to make it more expensive for Musk to do that. President Joe Biden announced a new pick for top banking regulator. Who is he, and what obstacles could he face in the Senate? Some Chinese carriers are…


Elon Musk Leads With His Heart: Jack Dorsey Reacts To Twitter Stake

Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) co-founder Jack Dorsey on Tuesday said Elon Musk—a fresh backer of the microblogging site—leads with his heart, prompting the Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO to exchange pleasantries. What Happened: Dorsey said he was happy that Musk was joining the Twitter board. “He cares deeply about our world and Twitter’s role in it.” Dorsey said that Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal…


CCP Strategy Is to ‘Buy Off’ US Elites With Lucrative Deals in China’s Markets: Author Peter Schweizer

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) relies to a large degree on a strategy of luring powerful figures in American politics and business to extend its influence and avoid the consequences of its misdeeds, according to Peter Schweizer, author of the book “Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China.” “The strategy is to buy off…


Musk Tweets He Is in Talks With Airlines to Install Starlink Broadband

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said in a tweet on Thursday he was in talks with airlines about installing Starlink, a satellite-based broadband service owned by his rocket company SpaceX. Musk, who is known for his Twitter banter, announcements, and lively interactions with followers, did not provide any details about the talks in his tweet. It…


Musk’s ‘AI Day’ Confronts Tough Questions About Tesla’s Technology

SAN FRANCISCO—At Tesla’s “Autonomy Day” event in April 2019, Chief Executive Elon Musk said that by mid-2020 Tesla would have over a million self-driving vehicles where riders “could go to sleep” during a trip. Tesla has not achieved that goal and on Thursday Musk is staging another event, called “AI Day,” to promote his electric…