Elon Musk revises Twitter financing plan; shares jump

Elon Musk revises Twitter financing plan to include more equity

News alleviates investor doubts over billionaire's resolve, sending Twitter stocks up 5.5% in after-hours trading.

Shares jump as Elon Musk revises Twitter financing plan

The news overshadowed Twitter's regularly scheduled annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday.

Shares jump as Elon Musk revises Twitter financing plan

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Shares jump as Elon Musk revises Twitter financing plan

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has revised the financing plan for his proposed 44 billion US dollar (£35 billion) purchase of Twitter.

Elon Musk updates Twitter financing plan; shares jump

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made an adjustment to his financing plan for his proposed $44 billion purchase of Twitter, giving shares a boost.

Elon Musk revises Twitter financing plan; shares jump

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday revised the financing plan for his proposed $44 billion purchase of Twitter, raising investor hopes that the unpredictable billionaire still intends to pull off a deal roiled by market turbulence and Musk's not-entirely-explicable concerns about the number of fake accounts on Twitter. The news overshadowed Twitter's regularly scheduled annual shareholder meeting earlier Wednesday.