but twitter�*s board says it will sue mr musk to enforce the deal. james clayton reports. itter accepted. "yes," he exclaimed predictably on twitter. but since then, elon musk has had a very public spat with twitter�*s chief executive. twitter does have a problem with fake accounts, sometimes known as bots. what elon musk wanted to know was how many users, actual people, does twitter have? in a filing to the market regulator, he claimed the responses he received from twitter weren't adequate, that twitter was in breach of contract, and he was pulling out of the deal. but twitter�*s board hit back, saying mr musk could not pull out of the deal, and that they expected the sale to go through at the price agreed. i imagine there's some very dramatic talks happening as we speak. but unless something comes to fruition over the weekend, they come to some kind of terms or a renegotiated price for this deal, i would imagine a lawsuit is either being drafted currently and being filed, or will be filed on monday. there has been some speculation that elon musk has an ulterior motive. w

but twitter�*s board says it will sue mr musk to enforce the deal. of twitter fell 6% in extended trading over the news. here's our north america technology reporter james clayton. elon musk is essentially saying that when he put that offer in, he thought that there were more users that actually used twitter than there actually are. and, to be fair, there are a lot of spam accounts on twitter. twitter actually said yesterday that they delete 1 million bots bots a day. elon musk says he bought something under false pretences and there were way more active users on twitter than there are. as a result of that, "you breached the contract "and, as a result of that, i am pulling out." whereas twitter is saying "no, no. "we told you all of this information, we have given "you all the information you need, and you are now "in breach of this contract. "we want to carry on with this deal, it's a good dealfor us, "and we'll see you in the us courts." so, as you say, an absolute stand—off between twitter and elon musk. and, to be honest, elon musk, it looked lik

but twitter�*s board says it will sue mr musk to enforce the deal. ares of twitter fell 6% in extended trading over the news. here is our technology reporter, james clayton. james clayton is james clayton is sayin- james clayton is sayin- that james clayton is saying that when he made the offer it said there were more clever use of them actually are, there are a lot of spam account. twitter said yesterday did delete 1 billion. —— 1 billion baht today. he is saying that he bought those under false pretenses, there are way more inactive users, you have breached the contract, i am pulling out. twitter is saying, no, we told you this information, we have given you all the information you need, you are now in breach of this contract, we want to carry on with this deal, it is a good dealfor us, and we will with this deal, it is a good deal for us, and we will see you in at the us courts, so, as you in at the us courts, so, as you say, an absolute stand—off between twitter and elon musk. elon musk, it looked like he was trying to get out of this deal for wee

received the data he asked for about the number of fake or spam accounts on the platform, but twitter�*s board enforce the deal. shares of twitter fell 6% in extended trading over the news. kali hays is a senior tech reporter with business insider. shejoins us now from la. kali, good to see you, so let's deal with both sides of this. first up, what is elon musk saying about this? hi. first up, what is elon musk saying about this? hi, rich. thank yom _ saying about this? hi, rich. thank you. he _ saying about this? hi, rich. thank you. he is _ saying about this? hi, rich. thank you. he is saying - saying about this? hi, rich. | thank you. he is saying quite saying about this? hi, rich. i thank you. he is saying quite a bit. his letter was pretty long. but i agree with the former twitter executive that i spoke to about this, he is kind of grasping at legal straws a little. he has quite a few claims in his letter as to what we do has done wrong in order to have him deemed this deal breached. a lot of it does revolve around the box and the spam account, as you mentioned, but some of the, they clai

but twitter�*s board says it will sue mr musk to enforce the deal.ys is a senior tech reporter with business insider in la. i asked her earlier what exactly is elon musk saying in his statement. he is saying quite a bit. his letter was pretty long. but i agree with the former twitter executive that i spoke to about this — he is kind of grasping at legal straws a little. he has quite a few claims in his letter as to what twitter has done wrong in order to have him deem this deal breached. a lot of it does revolve around the bots and the spam accounts, as you mentioned, but some of the — he claims he made false statements to the sec and they have just acted improperly throughout, have misled him basically from the get go and, yeah, he is really saying a lot of things. so that elon musk�*s position. how has twitter responded? twitter has responded as they have pretty much been responding through this tumultuous deal. they have said repeatedly that they would enforce this merger — which means they would sue — and today, they said they intend to sue him,

but twitter�*s board says it will sue mr musk to enforce the deal. james clayton reports. er. since then, he has had a very public spat with twitter�*s chief executive. twitter does have a problem with fake accounts, what elon musk wanted to know was how many users, actual people, does twitter have? in a filing to the market regulator, he said the responses he received from twitter were not adequate, that they were in breach of contract, and he was pulling out of the deal. twitter�*s board hit back, saying that elon musk could not pull out of the deal, and the expected the deal to go through. i and the expected the deal to go throu~h. ., ., ,., through. i imagine there are some very dramatic— through. i imagine there are some very dramatic talks. _ through. i imagine there are some very dramatic talks. i _ through. i imagine there are some very dramatic talks. i would - through. i imagine there are some i very dramatic talks. i would imagine a lawsuit is either being drafted currently, being filed, orwill a lawsuit is either being drafted currently, being filed, or will be

i spoke to the technology journalist shona ghosh, who explained more and about twitter�*s board who sayf the richest man in the world bending the rules as he sees fit. he doesn't tend to go with the established modes of doing things, and in part, that is what has made him the richest man in the world. i don't think it's ever been that clear from the very beginning of this whole saga that elon musk�*s offer to buy twitter was ever that serious, so anyone who was watching it closely expected there might be a number of different outcomes, one of which might be musk trying to pull out of the deal, or trying to consider whether this is a play to lower the price of twitter. as it stands, he is on the hook to buy it for $44 billion, i think there is a question as to whether twitter is worth $44 billion, so this is potentially him trying to lower the price through unconventional means. if this did go to court, if this was a concrete done deal, which is what twitter�*s board seem to think, is his argument good enough? would that stand up in court? i think the concensus is it's not. elon musk as

for the tesla chief executive has written to twitter�*s legal office, accusing the company of not complying with its contractual obligations. but twitter�*s boards it will sue musk to enforce the deal. president biden has signed an executive order to help safeguard women's access to abortion. the move follows the supreme court overturning the landmark ruling that made the procedure legal across the united states. mr biden called the ruling "an exercise in raw political power". world leaders have reacted with shock to the killing of the formerjapanese prime minister shinzo abe. injapan itself, the current prime minister described the shooting at a political rally as "an unforgivable act of brutality". his attacker was a former member of the japanese navy. coming up in 10 minutes' time, newswatch. but first on bbc news, here's click. it's one of the biggest events on the sporting calendar. the players. powerful. light of foot. lightning fast. it requires physical endurance and nerves of steel. and that's the reason that every year, the crowds spill out to watch wimbledon. you see that there? that is centre court and it's been in that spot now for

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if this was a done deal, which is what twitter“s board seem to think, is his argument good enough“s? s going to say, i didn't have enough information to go on. part of the agreement to buy twitter was him saying that he did have enough information to go on, or i am comfortable not having that information. i“m comfortable with the bot scenario, which is our major part of why he is pulling out of the deal. so, i suspect a court battle will be protracted. it is partly, as i say, whether this may be an attempt to settle out of court, do the deal but in a slightly different way, and at a cheaper price which seems slightly more feasible. certainly, i don't think it is going to be simple for elon musk to pull out of the deal. why do you think he wanted, or may still want, to buy it? there are other social media platforms, and some come and go. i think there is a number of things, he is very active on twitter for a man who runs lots of companies, and he seems to have a lot of time to be on twitter. the other thing, i think, and this is a theory of why twitter may be undervalued, is that if yo

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but twitter�*s board says it will sue mr musk to enforce the deal. joining us now is shona ghosh, senior richest man in the world just thinking that he can do what he likes, or does he have a point? ida. likes, or does he have a point? no, i think likes, or does he have a point? no, ithinkthis — likes, or does he have a point? no, i think this is _ likes, or does he have a point? iifr, i think this is properly a case of the richest man in the world bending the richest man in the world bending the rules as he sees fit. he doesn't tend to go with the established modes of doing things, and in part thatis modes of doing things, and in part that is what has made him the richest man in the world. i don't think it's ever been that clear from the very beginning of this whole saga that elon musk�*s offered to buy twitter was ever that serious, so anybody who watching it closely expected there might be a number of different outcomes, one of which might be mask trying to pull out of the deal, or trying to lower the price of twitter. at the moment elon musk is trying to potentially lower the price,

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but twitter�*s board says it will sue mr musk to enforce the deal.some ways ljy people were astounded in some ways by his sheer bravado going into this deal given all his other business interests and the range of them. has he been genuinely shocked, do you think, by what he has found on twitter or has he thought, actually, i've over bid for this and i don't really want it? it’s i've over bid for this and i don't really want it?— i've over bid for this and i don't really want it? it's impossible to know exactly _ really want it? it's impossible to know exactly what _ really want it? it's impossible to know exactly what is _ really want it? it's impossible to know exactly what is thinking i really want it? it's impossible to know exactly what is thinking is. really want it? it's impossible to - know exactly what is thinking is. we know exactly what is thinking is. we know what he said in his court findings. he said the number of boats, the spam accounts is higher. —— the number of bots. twitter says 5%, he says much higher but it is hard to work out ex

but twitter�*s board says it will sue mr musk to enforce the deal.economics reporter ben king. he has played it out very publicly? he has played it out very publicly? he has played it out very publicly? he has a very high profile, he is really out of the headlines, and this has been a particularly high profile deal. he is saying that he wants to back out of this enormous deal, but the bot issue is the one that he has raised, the number of fake or spam bot accounts are much higher than twitter says, and he says he has not been given the information he wants on this. he he has a point, does he not, when you're about to buy a company, you want to know how many real followers it has to make sure that what you are paying for is real, he may be the richest man in the world but he did not become rich by being a stupid businessman? that did not become rich by being a stupid businessman?— did not become rich by being a stupid businessman? that is true, but investors _ stupid businessman? that is true, but investors are _ stupid businessman? that is true, but

but twitter�*s board says it will sue mr musk to enforce the deal.illion break—up fee. with a big afternoon ahead at wimbledon, here's paul scott at the bbc�*s sport centre. paul, you're going to be divided, aren't you, which screen to look this afternoon?— aren't you, which screen to look this afternoon? plenty of action to keep across- _ let's start at wimbledon, where history will be made a little bit later on when the women's singles final gets underway on centre court between tunisia's ons jabeur and elena rybakina from kazakhstan. laura scott is at wimbledon and laura not long to go now. not long to go until this history making final. just not long to go until this history making final.— not long to go until this history makin: final. , ., ., ., ., making final. just over an hour to no until making final. just over an hour to go until they _ making final. just over an hour to go until they step _ making final. just over an hour to go until they step on _ making final. just over an hour to go until they step on to _ making final. just over an ho

for the tesla chief executive has written to twitter�*s legal office, accusing the company of not complying with its contractual obligations. but twitter�*s boards it will sue musk to enforce the deal. president biden has signed an executive order to help safeguard women's access to abortion. the move follows the supreme court overturning the landmark ruling that made the procedure legal across the united states. mr biden called the ruling "an exercise in raw political power". world leaders have reacted with shock to the killing of the formerjapanese prime minister shinzo abe. injapan itself, the current prime minister described the shooting at a political rally as "an unforgivable "act of brutality". his attacker was a former member of the japanese navy. the labour leader sir keir starmer and his deputy angela rayner have been cleared by durham police of breaking lockdown rules. the force was looking into an event last april during election campaigning, when sir keir was pictured drinking a beer in the office of another labour mp. he'd promised to resign if he was fined. at the time, indoor socialising between different households was banned b

but twitter“s board hit back, saying mr musk couldn't pull out of the deal and that they expected thee weekend. already warm and sunny in hampshire, as it is across much of the uk. more clout in the north and west, but through the weekend, lots of sunshine breaking through, and very warm, politically by tomorrow. so, high pressure very much in charge of our weather at the moment. light winds and a weather front to the north of scotland, so thick cloud for the north and west of scotland and northern ireland. some outbreaks of patchy rain, physically towards the northern isles later on. for the rest of the uk, the cloud breaking up in the west, and just look at those temperatures. highs up to 26 towards london and the south—east. a touchdown on yesterday. further north, the high teens or late 20s. a little cooler in the very far north where we have cloud and outbreaks of rain. it is finals weekend at wimbledon, and for the women's final we are looking at highs of 26 celsius, so yes, it will be warm. but not as hot as tomorrow, possibly up but not as hot as tomorrow, possibly up to 30 ce

twitter, maybe in the 40's. what is the probability of that happening? barton: i don't put much possibility on that. the boardter has to move ahead and maximize value for shareholders. the judge, we think, has very clear precedent. so far early it is helpful and it is a clear reason to compel musk to do the deal as agreed. that would be a huge confession and there is no reason to do that. i think the better bet that it will do better than that. anna: you think musk has to end up paying what he said he would pay. where does that leave twitter? there would be uncertainties about where elon musk would want to take twitter, even if he remained a willing higher. now by your reasoning he is going to end up being a buyer who doesn't want to buy that, especially at the price. what assumptions can you make in the future of the is this in that environment? barton: it is not going to be in our lab but it will be on elon musk's lap. the board is working with the shareholders. i have tons of sympathy for the employees of twitter. it is a terrible circumstance. i don't know what elon will do. i don't know that any of us do

s. this starts to go into freefall. caroline: dan ives, we want to thank you so much. the analyst over at wedbush securities putting a note on this deal. the twitter boardng legal action to force this agreement, coming from brett taylor, the chairman of twitter. a busy man, also the co-ceo of salesforce. he is on the board of twitter. and he is saying look, we will be fighting this, they intended to close the transaction at $54.20. they received the notice from musk may close this transaction. for all of us, this is bloomberg in new york. have a good weekend. psst. girl. you can do better. ok. wow. i'm right here. and you can do better, too. at least with your big name wireless carrier. with xfinity mobile, you can get unlimited for $30 per month on the nation's most reliable 5g network. they can even save you hundreds a year on your wireless bill, over t-mobile, at&t and verizon. wow. i can do better. yes, you can. i can do better, too. break free from the big three and switch to xfinity mobile. >> the present private minister is a

chinese authorities have shutdown alma could you's casino s for one week following a covid outbreak, twitter is down, musk wants out of the deal. the board will sue to force him to go through with it. expect a long, drawn out court battle with twitter stock languishing 34 bucks a share right now. oil down, barely above $100 a barrel 101 to be precise. gas, down $4.60 is the average for regular and in california you're still above six bucks but only just 6.08 in the golden state. diesel is down 5.64 is your average but that's only $0.17 from last month's record high. let's finalize it with interest rates ever so slightly lower. you're at 3.02% on the 10 year treasury yield. we're going to go back to the attack on the bodega worker charged with murder after killing his career criminal attacker. there's a move to bring a "stand your ground" law to new york city so people can legally defend themselves and i'll pose the question. suppose there had been no video had to show what really happened stay with us, all will be revealed monday, july 11, 2022. "varney" & company is about to begin. ♪ stuart: it's going to be a nice day in new york, with