Elon Musk’s Pursuit of Twitter Leads to Complicated Next Steps and Legal Questions
In the classic hostile takeover, an aggressive acquirer pursues a reluctant quarry.But Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter Inc. appears headed...
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Behind Fake-Account Issue That Elon Musk Cited in Pausing Twitter Deal
Elon Musk’s tweet saying his planned Twitter Inc. acquisition was on hold put the spotlight on questions about fake accounts,...
Twitter CEO Signals More Change After Hiring Freeze, Cost Cuts
San Francisco-based Twitter has agreed to be acquired by Elon Musk in a $44 billion deal. Photo: amy osborne/Agence France-Presse/Getty...
Elon Musk Says Twitter Deal Is on Hold, Sending Shares Lower Premarket
Elon Musk said his deal to buy Twitter Inc. TWTR -2.19% was on hold pending details on the amount of...
Disney Reports Jump in Disney+ Subscribers in Latest Quarter
Walt Disney Co. DIS -2.29% reported better-than-expected subscription numbers for its Disney+ streaming service in the most recent quarter, avoiding...
Elon Musk Says He Would Reverse Donald Trump’s Twitter Ban
“I do think that it was not correct to ban Donald Trump. I think that was a mistake because it...
Judge Dismisses Trump Suit Against Twitter Over Censorship Claims
A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit filed last year by former President Donald Trump against Twitter and its then-chief...
Facebook Deliberately Caused Havoc in Australia to Influence New Law, Whistleblowers Say
Last year when Facebook FB -5.90% blocked news in Australia in response to potential legislation making platforms pay publishers for...
WSJ News Exclusive | Activist Investor Ancora Has 1% Hasbro Stake
An activist investor has a stake in Hasbro Inc. HAS 1.83% and is supporting another activist already waging a proxy...
Disney’s Clash With Florida Has CEOs on Alert
In private meetings and coaching sessions over the past few weeks, top business leaders have been asking a version of...
Elon Musk Sells About $4 Billion in Tesla Stock After Agreeing to Buy Twitter
Elon Musk sold roughly $4 billion worth of Tesla Inc. stock in the two days after agreeing to buy Twitter...
Airbnb Adopts Work-From-Anywhere Approach, Including Overseas
Airbnb Inc. ABNB 4.93% is telling employees they can now work from almost anywhere in the world without a pay...
Elon Musk Criticizes Twitter Executive, Drawing Employee Backlash
Elon Musk, whose takeover bid for Twitter Inc. was accepted two days ago, continued to use the site to criticize...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Lifts Four Astronauts in Flight to Space Station
SpaceX blasted four astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday morning in a mission that comes as billionaire founder...
Facebook Revenue Slows but User Gains Boost Stock
Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. FB -3.32% added more users than expected but posted its slowest revenue growth since going...
Alphabet Earnings Show Slowing Sales Growth on Digital-Ad Tumult
Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOG -3.04% posted slower sales growth as global economic turmoil disrupted digital advertising spending.The company said...
EU Regulator Cautions Twitter on Content Moderation
A top European Union regulator cautioned that social-media giant Twitter Inc. TWTR -3.91% will need to follow the bloc’s new...
Alec Baldwin Seen on Video Rehearsing With Gun Before Fatal Shooting on ‘Rust’
Santa Fe, N.M.—New video footage released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office Monday shows Alec Baldwin whipping out a...
Twitter Accepts Elon Musk’s Offer to Buy Company in $44 Billion Deal
Twitter Inc. TWTR 5.66% on Monday accepted Elon Musk’s bid to take over the company, which would give the world’s...
TikTok Owner ByteDance Taps Senior Lawyer Julie Gao as CFO
SINGAPORE—ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese owner of short-video platform TikTok, appointed a senior China-focused lawyer as their new chief financial officer,...
