Coverage dated November 6, 2021 to November 10, 2021

After Twitter poll, CEO Musk sells off $5B in Tesla shares

Headline from Madison, on the newest of 3 developments

DETROIT (AP) — After making a promise on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 4.5 million shares of the electric car maker's stock, raising over $5 billion.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Elon Musk Faces a $15 Billion Tax Bill, Which Is Likely the Real Reason He's Selling Stock

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

  2. Tesla stock prices dip after Elon Musk proposes selling 10 percent of his own shares

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  3. Newest

    After Twitter poll, CEO Musk sells off $5B in Tesla shares

    Headline from Madison ·

Reports & sources

58 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Elon Musk Faces a $15 Billion Tax Bill, Which Is Likely the Real Reason He's Selling Stock (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Elon Musk faces a tax bill of over $15 billion in the coming months on stock options, making a sale of Tesla stock this year likely regardless of the Twitter vote.

  2. Forbes

    Here’s How Much Elon Musk Would Pay In Taxes If He Sells 10% Of His Tesla Stock (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    If Musk follows the advice of his Twitter poll, he has billions in cash coming his way - and will pay billions in taxes.

  3. CNN

    Taxes, not Twitter, are the real reason Elon Musk might sell some Tesla shares (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    If and when Elon Musk sells a large chunk of his Tesla shares, it'll probably have relatively little to do with a Twitter poll among his loyal followers — and everything to do with a looming multi-billion-dollar tax bill.

  4. Insider

    Elon Musk's tweets about selling billions worth of Tesla stock surprised investors, but he mentioned it months ago (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Musk asked his followers if he should pay his fair share of taxes by selling millions of Tesla shares. He made up his mind long ago.

  5. InsideEVs

    Elon Musk Will Sell 10% Of His Tesla Stock: Poll Results (opens InsideEVs)

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    InsideEVs's feed description

    Elon Musk's poll on whether to sell 10% of his Tesla stock has come to an end and the answer is yes. 57.9% out of over 3.5 million votes supported the idea.

  6. Newsweek

    Tesla stock prices dip after Elon Musk proposes selling 10 percent of his own shares (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The billionaire said the only way he can pay taxes is to sell Tesla stocks because he does not take a cash salary.

  7. FOX Business

    Elon Musk should sell 10% of Tesla stock, Twitter users vote (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Elon Musk’s Twitter followers weighed in this weekend on whether the Tesla CEO should sell 10% of his stock in the company.

  8. The Hill

    Twitter users say Elon Musk should sell billions in Tesla stock (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Elon Musk asked his Twitter followers on Saturday whether he should sell 10 percent of his stock in his company. Their answer was yes.

  9. Valdosta Daily Times

    After promise, Musk sells $1.1B in Tesla shares to pay taxes (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    DETROIT (AP) — After making a promise on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 900,000 shares of the electric car maker's stock, netting over $1.1 billion that will

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Elon Musk sells $1.1 billion in Tesla shares to pay taxes after Twitter poll | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The entrepreneur sold about 900,000 shares of his company Tesla after asking Twitter followers whether he should sell 10% of his stocks. But documents showed the sale was put in motion much before the poll.

  11. Madison

    After Twitter poll, CEO Musk sells off $5B in Tesla shares (opens Madison)

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    Madison's feed description

    DETROIT (AP) — After making a promise on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 4.5 million shares of the electric car maker's stock, raising over $5 billion.

  12. NBC Los Angeles

    Elon Musk Sells Over $1.1 Billion of Tesla Stock (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Musk sold the shares in part to satisfy tax obligations related to an exercise of stock options.

  13. KTVU San Francisco

    Elon Musk sells $1.1B in Tesla stock after Twitter poll (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    The sales, disclosed in two regulatory filings late Wednesday, will cover tax obligations for stock options granted to Musk in September.

  14. New York Times

    Elon Musk sells $5 billion in Tesla shares, partly to cover taxes on stock options. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The sales so far were considerably short of the $20 billion worth he promised over the weekend that he would sell.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    After Twitter poll, Elon Musk sells off more than $5 billion in Tesla shares (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    After making a promise on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 4.5 million shares of the electric car maker's stock, raising over $5 billion.

  16. Deutsche Welle

    Elon Musk sells $1.1 billion Tesla shares to pay taxes after Twitter poll | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The world's richest man sold about 900,000 shares of his company Tesla after asking Twitter followers whether he should sell 10% of his stocks. But documents showed the sale was put in motion much before the poll.

  17. FOX Business

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