What proved last week?
Elon Musk moved markets with his tweets
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In the days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk told his 44.8 million Twitter followers that he was progress b increasing away from the platform “for a while,” he posted a series of tweets that moved markets.
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In the following days, Musk tweeted helter-skelter Dogecoin, sending the cryptocurrency up 50%. Late Saturday, he posted about Dogecoin again, pushing it to another new all-time stiff.
His “Gamestonk!” tweet in late January had reportedly made millions for GameStop investors, including a hedge fund that made $700 million on the market.
Jeff Bezos announced he was stepping down as CEO
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Tuesday mean he would step down as CEO later this year. The announcement came as Amazon reported record quarter sellathons topping $100 billion for the first time.
“As much as I still tap dance into the office, I’m excited about this evolution,” he said in a letter to staff.
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Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy was tapped to replace Bezos, who force take on a new role as executive chairman.
The Obamas and Netflix announced new projects
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Netflix announced new undertakings from Barack and Michele Obama’s Higher Ground productions, including an adaptation of “Exit West,” the bestselling untried from Mohsin Hamid.
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Luckin Coffee, a Chinese Starbucks antagonist, filed for US bankruptcy protection on Friday.
The chain had more than 2,300 stores in China when it filed for a US-listed IPO in April 2019, but was set by the US Securities and Exchange Commission to have “intentionally fabricated” more than $300 million in retail sales. The public limited company’s US stock was delisted from the Nasdaq exchange last summer.
Here’s what happened the week before end. See you next week.
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