interview with bbc, elon musk, the owner of twitter, admitted he only went through with the purchase of the company because a judge was about force him to do so, that his takeover of twitter was painful and quite a rollercoaster, but that he would sell the company if the right person came along. musk purchased twitter for a whopping $41; billion, just over £35 billion pounds. just over £35 billion. he inherited a workforce of over 8,000 employee which he has defended cutting down to around 1,500, saying the company would have gone bankrupt otherwise. it s been just over a year since mr musk began his takeover of twitter. he purchased his first shares on 5 april, 2022, buying 9%. days later, musk submitted an offer to buy the whole company, above the current stock price. that was accepted on the 25th of april. in may, musk tweeted that the deal to buy twitter was temporarily on hold, he said because of the volume of fake accounts. twitter denied that and invited musk to a me
at around that point around the ballpark and then next year we could see changes. but for now we think interest rates will have to stay high for several more quarters to be able to bring inflation down. so even thou:h bring inflation down. so even though it s bring inflation down. so even though it s risky bring inflation down. so even though it s risky to bring inflation down. so even though it s risky to keep - though it s risky to keep raising interest rates, tackling high inflation should still be the focus. but there is hope. low interest rates may be around the corner. samira hussain, bbc news, washington. climate warming emissions linked to electricity production are expected to fall this year because of a boom in renewables. the energy analysts ember say 2023 is likely to see the first fall in the use of coal, oil and gas, apart from years which experienced worldwide recession or the covid pandemic. 0ur correspondent, matt mcgrath, spent the morning wind energy has become
said the exercises caused instability. they simulated precision strikes on taiwan which beijing regards as a renegade province. a global study says a boom in renewable energy is likely to cause a fall this year in climate warming emissions linked to electricity production. researchers at ember say wind and solar power are generating about 12% of the world s electricity and a rapid transition to clean power is necessary by the end of the decade. the united states panama and columbia have announced an operation to tackle illegal migration through an area. about 100,000 people have crossed the colombia panama border this year. most paid those to travellers to take them across by boat and on foot. let s talk about doctorjuniors. they are preparing for a second day on picket lines outside hospitals in england. as a 96 hour strike
With the connection between energy security and renewables entering the mainstream debate, investors have moved their attention to exchange-traded funds.