• _stranger_@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      It’s almost better than losing money. He put up a certain amount of Tesla stock as collateral for the loan (essentially) to buy Twitter.

      So if Tesla’s stock tanks, those creditors will be able to claw more stock away from him. If it tanks enough, he’s in hostile takeover territory.

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      3 days ago

      He did it to escape Tesla stock. Because car companies are heavily cyclical.

      He’s succeeding not failing, unfortunately.