Jan 25, 2023

Elon Musk on trial over a market-moving tweet

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Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk is once again defending himself against a lawsuit. This time, plaintiffs are suing Musk over a 2018 tweet saying he was considering taking Tesla private which caused investors to lose money. Erik Gordon, a professor at the University of Michigan, helps us break down the suit. And, the Department of Justice is suing Google's parent company, Alphabet, over allegations that the company has monopolized the digital advertising business.

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Lessons so far from Elon Musk's tweet trial

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Jarrett Dang

Jan 25, 2023

University of Michigan's Erik Gordon says Musk may have offered us salient advice: don't take what he says as gospel.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building on Jan. 24, 2023, where he testified at a trial regarding tweets saying he was taking Tesla private.

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Justice Department sues Google over alleged advertising monopoly

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David Brancaccio Host

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Ariana Rosas Producer

Jarrett Dang Digital Producer (gone fishing)

Jesson Duller Media Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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