Taxes, not Twitter, are the real reason Elon Musk might sell some Tesla shares

If and when Elon Musk sells a large chunk of his Tesla shares, it'll probably have relatively little to do with a Twitter poll among his loyal followers — and everything to do with a looming multi-billion-dollar tax bill.

News: What you need to know about the markets     Taxes, not Twitter, are the real reason Elon Musk might sell some Tesla shares If and when Elon Musk sells a large chunk of his Tesla shares, it'll probably have relatively little to do with a Twitter poll among his loyal followers — and everything to do with a looming multi-billion-dollar tax bill. Read more »   Inflation will likely get worse before it gets better, Goldman Sachs says Sticker shock is causing anxiety for millions of Americans right now, with prices soaring for gasoline, groceries and used cars. Read more »   Short squeezes are pushing these stocks to the moon The individual investor army on Reddit that helped push GameStop and AMC to unprecedented heights earlier this year has found some more companies to rally around. Read more »   Key Fed official Randal Quarles plans to resign, creating another vacancy for Biden to fill Randal Quarles, previously the top Federal Reserve official overseeing Wall Street, announced plans Monday to resign in December. Read more »   Tesla shares slide after Elon Musk asks Twitter if he should sell More than $60 billion was wiped off Tesla's market value early on Monday after millions of Elon Musk's Twitter followers voted in favor of him selling 10% of his shares in the company. Read more »   Aaron Rodgers' State Farm commercials are disappearing from your TV Aaron Rodgers has been prominently featured in State Farm's television ads for about a decade. This past weekend, he was almost nowhere to be found. Read more »

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