Elon Musk

Elon Musk has three weeks to close his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, a judge in Delaware said on Oct. 6. The decision came after Musk told Twitter that he was ready to accept the original terms of the deal—buying the social media company for $54.20 per share—if it dropped…

Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue A Delaware judge on Thursday paused Twitter's upcoming trial against Elon Musk until 5pm on Oct. 28 to allow the Tesla CEO to close his proposed acquisition of the social media company. Driving the news: "If the transaction…

A Delaware judge ordered a halt to Twitter's lawsuits against Elon Musk on the eve of trial to give the billionaire time to finance his $44 billion US takeover of the social media platform, according to a Thursday court filing. The litigation was halted until Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. ET…

Lawyers for Elon Musk have officially asked to cancel the upcoming trial with Twitter, as the two sides attempt to negotiate a deal. In a new court filing, Musk’s lawyers asked the judge to call off the trial, which is currently scheduled to begin October 17th. Earlier this week, Musk’s…

Elon Musk on Thursday asked Delaware Chancery Court to stay the trial over his proposed $44 billion takeover of the social media giant, adding that the deal could close on or around Oct. 28. What to know: This is a necessary step toward moving the merger forward, but doesn't mean…

Topline A Delaware judge on Thursday pushed back the date of a trial over billionaire Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, giving Musk more time to complete the purchase after he indicated this week he would drop his attempts to back out of the agreement, a loss for…

Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter despite previously claiming the platform had misrepresented number of spam accounts. (Source: The Royal Society, edited)Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter, once again, for US$44 billion. The Space X CEO’s offer may be a sign that the billionaire sees himself losing the lawsuit…

Elon Musk’s plans to buy Twitter for $44 billion appear to be back on, and as a result, the tech mogul is tweeting about the deal again. A couple of those tweets, posted in the waning hours of Oct. 4, make mention of an “everything app” Musk refers to as…

The tumultuous saga of Elon Musk’s on-again off-again purchase of Twitter took a turn toward a conclusion Tuesday after the mercurial Tesla CEO proposed to buy the company at the originally agreed-on price of $44 billion. Mr. Musk made the surprising turnaround not on Twitter, as has been his custom,…

Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios It's over. Twitter called Elon's bluff, and Elon caved. Now he gets to own the thing he once wanted to own, in exchange for $44 billion and a face full of egg. Why it matters: The world's richest man is about to control one of the world's…