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Elon Musk seals US$44 billion deal for Twitter

By Greg Roumeliotis

Apr 26 2022 6:28AM

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Elon Musk seals US$44 billion deal for Twitter

Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter for US$44 billion (A$61.3 billion) cash in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person. It is a seminal moment for the 16-year-old company that ...

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