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Twitter shareholders vote to approve Elon Musk's $44 billon takeover

Twitter shareholders have given the go-ahead for Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover deal but Mr Musk is fighting in court to be able to back out of the deal.

Roger Hearing is joined by analyst with AC Growth Delivered Simon Littlewood in Singapore and researcher, broadcaster and author​ Stephanie Hare in London.

Twitter's shareholders have voted to approve a deal with Elon Musk to buy the company for $44bn.This means Twitter will now try to force Mr Musk to buy the company in the courts.

Inflation in the US remained unexpectedly high last month, news that drove Wall Street to its worst day in more than two years.

Rural workers are becoming scarce, and the government of the province of Alberta is using a rural immigration programme to try to address the shortage.

(Picture: PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 13: In this photo illustration, the Elon Musk’s Twitter account is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a Twitter logo on May 13, 2022 in Paris, France. Picture Credit: Getty Images).

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