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Elon Musk’s Planned Twitter Takeover Creates a ‘Chaos Tax’ for Employees

HS 21/05/2022

It is a tricky time to work at Twitter. Far beyond the usual uncertainty at an acquisition target, Mr. Musk’s...

Elon Musk’s Pursuit of Twitter Leads to Complicated Next Steps and Legal Questions

HS 19/05/2022

In the classic hostile takeover, an aggressive acquirer pursues a reluctant quarry.But Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter Inc. appears headed...

Behind Fake-Account Issue That Elon Musk Cited in Pausing Twitter Deal

HS 15/05/2022

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

HS 14/05/2022

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

HS 13/05/2022

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

HS 12/05/2022

Walt Disney Co. DIS -2.29% reported better-than-expected subscription numbers for its Disney+ streaming service in the most recent quarter, avoiding...

Shireen Abu Akleh, journalist killed in the West Bank, was ‘the voice of Palestinian suffering’

HS 11/05/2022

Her employer, Al Jazeera, decried her death as "a blatant murder" by Israeli forces. Three eyewitnesses told CNN that the...

Elon Musk Says He Would Reverse Donald Trump’s Twitter Ban

HS 11/05/2022

“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

HS 07/05/2022

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

HS 05/05/2022

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

HS 03/05/2022

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

HS 02/05/2022

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

HS 29/04/2022

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

HS 29/04/2022

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

HS 28/04/2022

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

HS 28/04/2022

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

HS 28/04/2022

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

HS 27/04/2022

Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOG -3.04% posted slower sales growth as global economic turmoil disrupted digital advertising spending.The company said...