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Musk responded with pettiness via Twitter, of course. “Please tell us your great ideas, Ross,” he said. “Go back and read your old Securities Analysis 101 textbook,” he wrote in another come-back tweet. Gerber, instead of doubling down, seemed to whither in the face of reactions from Musk and his ever-present online fanclub. “To be clear. I love tesla and support Elon… The purpose of my reaching out is as a friend and a supporter to help,” he posted in yet another tweet before backing off of the subject.
But the numbers don’t disappear so easily. Tesla Inc.’s stock has dropped by about 65% so far this year, as of writing. Some of the biggest plummets seem to track with the timing of Musk’s decisions around Twitter—like his initial purchase offer, and many of the erratic and quick turnaround policy changes he’s made to the social platform. Musk’s choices have impacted his own value as well, shaving billions off his personal wealth. He lost his title of “world’s richest man” to Bernard Arnault, of LVMH, earlier this month—slipping down to #2 in the ranks.
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