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Elon Musk Tweets On Ukraine to Taiwan Push US Into Corner

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Elon Musk Tweets On Ukraine to Taiwan Push US Into Corner

[ad_1] Elon Musk veered into more treacherous geopolitical territory by offering proposals to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Elon Musk often wields his Twitter account as a weapon -- threatening to back out of his deal to buy Twitter or insulting President Joe Biden as a damp sock puppet “in human form.”More recently, the world's richest person veered into more treacherous geopolitical territory by offering head-scratching proposals to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine and settle questions about Taiwan's sovereignty. His tweets and other public comments have angered presidents and foreign ministers across Europe and, awkwardly, won praise from America's rivals. Now Musk is escalating again, putting his money where his mouth is: On Friday, he threatened to cut financial support for S...

Elon Musk Taps His Inner Trump in Twitter Machinations

[ad_1] It’s all fun and games until a judge gets involved and the reality of consequences starts to set in. Maybe Elon Musk will acquire Twitter Inc. before a court-appointed Oct. 28 deadline to complete the $44 billion acquisition rolls around. Maybe the price of Tesla Inc.'s shares, currency that Musk may need to rely on to help pay for the deal, will bounce back from a grinding downturn. Maybe the seven banks that have arranged a $13 billion loan — and stand to lose as much as $500 million on the transaction — will hang tough. Maybe the coalition of rich guys and venture capitalists who promised to chip in $7 billion to support Musk's bid will stick around. That's a lot of maybes, however, even for an entrepreneur accustomed to vaulting past expectations while also peddling ill-...

Elon Musk Sets Off Uproar in Ukraine

[ad_1] Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk drew the wrath of Ukrainians. Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk drew the wrath of Ukrainians from the president on down for Twitter posts urging Ukraine to seek a negotiated solution to the invasion by Russia and to cede Crimea for good. Musk also launched a Twitter poll asking citizens of occupied areas of eastern Ukraine recently annexed by the Kremlin -- plus Crimea, which Moscow took in 2014 -- to decide if they want to live in Russia or Ukraine. The survey comes as Ukraine, Europe and the US denounce President Vladimir Putin's move to annex four regions and declare them Russian territory. In another post, Musk called for the sham referendums conducted by Russia in occupied areas -- which led to Putin authorizing their anne...