Elon Musk makes $43B offer to buy Twitter in hostile takeover

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Elon Musk Says He Has Plan B on Twitter Takeover, Unsure of Success

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Twitter CEO tells employees company not 'held hostage' by Elon Musk offer

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Elon Musk's suggestions for Twitter's algorithm came after he hit the headlines with a $43 billion all-cash offer to buy the microblogging site.

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Elon Musk expressed doubt about whether he'll succeed with his $43 billion offer to buy Twitter Inc. in his first public comments about the blockbuster deal.

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Initiating a sort of gung ho over Twitter ownership, Musk's "best and final" offer had taken the media platform by a storm.

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Musk's Twitter bid came days after his denial to join the company's board despite being largest shareholder.

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Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company

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