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Special committees at both companies are the first formal step toward combining two of the most valuable US companies.
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Today on TITV: Elon Musk says Tesla and SpaceX have formed committees to explore a potential merger. Would combining the companies make financial sense? Plus, Netflix's slowest revenue growth in three years, a $48 million bet on AI marketing startup Different and prediction markets ahead of the midterms.Read original on X
SITUATION DETECTED: Elon Musk said that both SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger.Read original on X
Tesla and SpaceX form committees to explore a merger
SpaceX and Tesla form committees to explore a merger
SpaceX and Tesla form committees to explore merger
SpaceX and Tesla form committees to explore merger
SpaceX and Tesla form committees to explore a merger
SpaceX and Tesla form committees to explore a merger
SpaceX and Tesla form committees to explore a merger
SpaceX and Tesla form committees to explore a merger
Musk forms committees to explore a SpaceX-Tesla merger
Musk forms committees to explore a SpaceX-Tesla merger
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