Elon Musk proposes going ahead with deal to buy Twitter

Trading in stocks of Twitter was halted after the stock spiked on reports that Elon Musk

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might proceed with his $44 billion deal to shop for the company after

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months of felony battles. For a second time, Musk presented to buy

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the San Francisco organization for $fifty four.20 a proportion, in line with a regulatory filing today

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Earlier Tuesday, Bloomberg News had said that Musk made the proposal in a letter

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to Twitter, consistent with human beings familiar with the negotiations

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A spokesperson for Twitter told CBS News on Tuesday, "We acquired the letter

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