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Elon Musk’s own Twitter poll favours 10% Tesla stake sale

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A Twitter poll has urged billionaire Elon Musk to sell 10 percent of his stake in Tesla, in order to pay tax

Over 3.5 million users on Twitter voted in the poll which was launched by Musk himself on Saturday.

Nearly 58 percent voted in favour of Musk selling his shares.

Should he proceed and decide to sell his 10 percent stake in the EV company, it could see him dispose of around $21 billion worth of stock.

Elon Musk has stated he will abide by the result which is in response to the ‘billionaires tax’ which has been proposed by Democrats across the U.S.

Musk who’s one of the world’s richest men, has yet to comment publicly on the verdict, or how and when he would sell his stake

If he does decide to go ahead and sell, it could leave him with a huge tax bill.

When disposing of large share holdings, some chief executives use so-called “blind” sales programmes – which spread the sale over a long time period to avoid accusations of insider trading.

In an earlier tweet on Saturday, Mr Musk said he took no salary or bonuses from any of his companies – meaning he has no earnings on which to pay income tax.

Musk has made billions through a compensation package which enables him the power to exercise large amounts of stock options when the company meets performance targets.

It is thought the proposed tax on capital gains, whether or not assets have been sold, could hit about 700 billionaires across America.

Elon Musk is one of the most popular business leaders on Twitter, with nearly 63 million followers.

Anthony Lucas is reporter, presenter and social media producer with ticker News. Anthony holds a Bachelor of Professional Communication, with a major in Journalism from RMIT University as well as a Diploma of Arts and Entertainment journalism from Collarts. He’s previously worked for 9 News, ONE FM Radio and Southern Cross Austerio’s Hit Radio Network. 

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Bonanza hits on the gold play with Michael Goldberg

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On this week’s episode of Talk Ya Book, Chris Judd is joined by Collins Street Value Fund’s Michael Goldberg to discuss the banking crisis sweeping the world. And why Goldberg’s stock choice could be one to closely follow, with its high gold grades.

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Amazon to axe 9,000 jobs

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This is the second round of layoffs for the company in the past six months

Online retailer Amazon has revealed it will be cutting a further 9,000 jobs.

This is the second round of layoffs for the company this year, after axing a total of 18,000 jobs over the past six months.

It’s on the back of a possible economic recession and tightened conditions.

“Given the uncertain economy in which we reside, and the uncertainty that exists in the near future, we have chosen to be more streamlined in our costs and headcount.” CEO Andy Jassy said in a company memo.

Amazon follows Meta – becoming the second tech giant to announce a second round of cuts.

The layoffs are concentrated on the company’s cloud services, advertising and Twitch units.

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Major central banks announce U.S.Dollar flow boost

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This is to help credit flowing households and business

The U.S. Federal Reserve and several other major central banks have announced a co-ordinated effort to boost the flow of U.S. Dollars.

The aim is to keep credit flowing to households and businesses, and improve conditions that are tightening due to rising interest rates.

Market turmoil over the past fortnight has made it harder for investors to borrow money.

Two U.S. banks have failed, while Credit Suisse has been rescued by UBS.

“The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are today announcing a coordinated action to enhance the provision of liquidity,” the central banks released in a joint statement.

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