
Social media platform Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) could have a new owner with a pending $44-billion acquisition by Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is completed, and the deal could bring massive job cuts to the company.
What Happened: Twitter could cut 75% of its workforce if the acquisition by Musk is finalized, according to a Thursday Washington Post report. The cuts would take Twitter’s staffing levels from 7,000 to around 2,000.