Elon Musk Looks to Buy Twitter: Breaking Down the Offer Price, Potential Rival Bidders & Possible Implications on Tesla and SpaceX 4/14/22

Our anchors start today’s show covering Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter, with Verge Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel discussing the implications Musk’s ownership could have on Tesla and SpaceX. Then, NYU Stern School of Business Professor Aswath Damodaran weighs in on Musk’s offer price for the platform, and former Twitter Global Chair of News Vivian Schiller looks at whether the company could work as a subscription model instead of an ad business. Next, CNBC’s Robert Frank breaks down Musk’s options for funding the purchase, and former investment banker William Cohan shares his outlook for rival bidders who could also try to take over Twitter. NBC News Correspondent Gadi Schwartz also recaps his reporting on using crypto in El Salvador after the country made Bitcoin a national currency. Later, New York Times Contributor Kara Swisher joins for more on Musk’s potential motivations for wanting to own Twitter, and CNBC’s Mike Santoli analyzes the platform’s long-term share performance.