Kiwi investors on Stake await Musk’s money after Twitter transaction

Kiwi investors on Stake await Musk’s money after Twitter transaction
Elon Musk completed his troubled takeover of Twitter last week. (Photo: Getty)
Dan Brunskill
Elon Musk completed his US$44 billion (NZ$74.9b) acquisition of Twitter on Friday afternoon, potentially saving investors in the social media company as much as US$20b in losses.Since the start of 2022, social media stocks have rapidly declined in value. Both Snap and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, have dropped more than 70%.But Twitter has been insulated from this collapse by Musk’s takeover offer, at US$54.20 per share, which has pushed the stock up more than 25%.Had Twitter tracked other social media stocks lower throughout t...

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