NEW YORK • Tesla chief executive Elon Musk put his US$44 billion (S$61 billion) takeover deal for Twitter “temporarily on hold” yesterday while he awaits data on the proportion of its fake accounts, sending the shares in the social media platform plunging.
Twitter shares fell 17.7 per cent to US$37.10 in pre-market trading, their lowest level since Mr Musk disclosed his stake in the company in early April and subsequently made a “best and final” offer to take it private for US$54.20 per share.
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