Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, immediately fires CEO


Twitter Executives Fired by Elon Musk

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$100 Million Payout to Twitter Executives

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CEO Parag Agrawal, Finance Chief Ned Segal were fired soon after takeover

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CEO Parag Agrawal is likely to receive $57.4 million

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Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey owned 18 million shares in late March

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For Mr. Agrawal, who became CEO a year ago, compensation last year totaled $30.4 million,

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Elon Musk Buys Twitter

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The sources wouldn't say if all the paperwork for the deal, originally valued at $44 billion

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Musk is in charge of the social media platform

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