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Elon Musk's bizarre tweet wipes $14 billion off Tesla market value in hours

The tweet saying that Tesla stock was "too high" also knocked $3 billion off Musk's own stake in the electric carmaker

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Elon Musk may lose his job as Tesla chief execuive as the carmaker's board, as well as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), must have taken into account his bizarre tweet that brought Tesla's market value down by $14 billion in hours.
The tweet saying that Tesla stock was "too high" also knocked $3 billion off Musk's own stake in the electric carmaker.
His earlier notorious tweet in August 2018 — when he posted about Tesla "going private, funding secured" at $420 a share — cost him his role as chairman.

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