Twitter says Musk 'uncertainty' is hurting revenue

Twitter Says Musk 'Uncertainty' Is Hurting Revenue

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After Twitter partily blamed alon Musk for its drop in revenue the Tesla

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"I am rubber, Twitter is adhesive," the CEO tweeted. Revenue for Twitter dropped year over year.

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To $1.18 billion from $1.19 billion.

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Microblogging sites attribute the decline in sales on weak advertising.

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Moreover, there is doubt around Alon Musk's proposed 44 billion dollar acquisition of it.

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Wall Street was taken by surprise by the decline in income because more users were using the site

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On Friday, Twitter blamed "headwinds," notably the uncertainty brought on by Elon Musk's messy buyout effort,

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for the results' underwhelming performance.

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In a month-long conversation with CEO Elon Musk, I learned how Tesla accomplished it.

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