Tesla shares dropped more than 5 percent percent Friday morning, a day after CEO Elon Musk sent out a tweet that appeared to mock the Securities and Exchange Commission, with whom Musk is trying to settle allegations of fraud.
Musk sent the tweet hours after a judge handling Musk's settlement agreement with the SEC ordered both parties to write a joint letter explaining why the court should approve it.
Musk and Tesla each agreed to pay separate $20 million fines to settle allegations that Musk misled investors in early August by tweeting that he had already secured the funding necessary to take Tesla private. As part of the settlement deal Musk will also step down as Tesla's chairman for three years, but will retain a seat on the board. The deal also requires that Tesla put in place a system for monitoring Musk's public communications about the company, including his tweets.
Tesla was not immediately available for comment.
The company's stock is down more than 12 percent since the start of the year.
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