Coverage dated April 11, 2022 to April 12, 2022

Elon Musk accused of breaking law while buying Twitter stock

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The lawsuit claims Musk's actions hurt less wealthy investors who sold shares in Twitter in the nearly two weeks before Musk acknowledged holding a major stake.

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  1. Insider

    Elon Musk was sued by a Twitter shareholder for allegedly disclosing his stake in the social media company too late (opens Insider)

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    A lawsuit against the Tesla billionaire alleges that by failing to disclose a stake in Twitter soon enough, he kept Twitter's share price low.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Elon Musk sued by investor over delay in disclosing his Twitter stake (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A shareholder lawsuit accuses Elon Musk of violating SEC reporting guidelines in order to keep Twitter's price artificially low while he was building up his stake.

  3. FOX Business

    Elon Musk faces shareholder lawsuit over delay in disclosing Twitter stake (opens FOX Business)

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    Elon Musk's investment in Twitter is now the focus of a lawsuit.

  4. Wyoming Public Media

    Elon Musk saved $143 million by reporting Twitter stake late, shareholder suit claims (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The lawsuit claims Musk waited 11 days to disclose his stake in the company, alleging that the delay saved the billionaire money and cost shareholders. The suit argues Musk violated securities law.

  5. 10TV Columbus

    Elon Musk accused of breaking law while buying Twitter stock (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    10TV Columbus's feed description

    The lawsuit claims Musk's actions hurt less wealthy investors who sold shares in Twitter in the nearly two weeks before Musk acknowledged holding a major stake.

  6. NBC News

    Elon Musk sued by investor over delayed Twitter filing (opens NBC News)

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    Musk saved about $143 million by staying quiet about his Twitter stake and purchasing more shares after a required disclosure date, according to the lawsuit.

  7. Fox10 Phoenix

    Elon Musk allegedly broke law while buying Twitter stock, claims lawsuit (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Musk spent about $2.6 billion on Twitter stock — a fraction of his estimated wealth of $265 billion, the largest individual fortune in the world. In a regulatory filing Monday, Musk disclosed he may increase his stake after backing out of an agreement reached last week to join Twitter’s board of dir…

  8. Engadget

    Elon Musk is hit with a class action lawsuit over his Twitter investment (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Elon Musk has only been Twitter’s largest shareholder for a few weeks, but he’s already facing a class action lawsuit over his handling of the investment..

  9. Washington Examiner

    Musk’s Twitter battle escalates: Shareholder sues over late stock purchase disclosure (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A Twitter shareholder sued Elon Musk for waiting too long to disclose his 9.2% stake in the social media platform.

  10. Breitbart News

    Twitter Investors Sue Elon Musk for Allegedly Delaying Disclosure of His Massive Stake in Company (opens Breitbart News)

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    A group of Twitter shareholders is suing Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose his significant stake in Twitter in an appropriate timeframe. The class action lawsuit against Musk alleges that he delayed a mandatory SEC filing as a major investor so he could purchase even more shares.

  11. Washington Times

    Elon Musk’s Twitter investment takes new twist with lawsuit (opens Washington Times)

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    Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices.

  12. The Guardian

    Twitter investor sues Elon Musk for failure to promptly disclose his shares (opens The Guardian)

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    Musk took several weeks to reveal his stake, violating federal law requiring disclosure within 10 days

  13. NBC Los Angeles

    Twitter Investors Sue Elon Musk for Failing to Promptly Disclose the Size of His Stake (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    A group of Twitter shareholders are suing Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose he had bought a significant stake in the social media company in the right timeframe.

  14. Townhall

    Lawsuit Filed Against Elon Musk After He Allegedly Failed to Disclose Twitter Shares in Time (opens Townhall)

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    Tesla founder Elon Musk has been sued by former Twitter shareholders who say he did not disclose his stake in the tech giant in a timely fashion and thus, they

  15. Forbes

    Twitter Shareholder Sues Musk, Saying He Misled Investors (opens Forbes)

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    A shareholder seeks class-action status for suit that claims Elon Musk’s delay in disclosing his stake in Twitter temporarily held down the company’s stock price, cheating shareholders who sold stock in that period.

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