Axios Pro Rata: Tesla tantrum — London's big tech IPO — Corporate American sexism
Presented by Verizon: View in browser Presented By Verizon Pro Rata By Dan Primack · Sep 28, 2018 Top of the Morning Illustration: Rebecca Zisser / Axios Elon Musk has been regularly compared to Donald Trump for their similar Twitter habits. Now we've learned of yet another parallel: A refusal to correct an obvious falsehood, even when the consequences of that refusal could be far more damaging than the original misstatement. The SEC yesterday sued Musk for allegedly making several false statements, related to his abandoned efforts to take Tesla Motors private. In short, regulators allege that Musk didn't have anything close to "funding secured" for a buyout at $420 per share, having never discussed specific pricing with prospective partners, and that the $420 figure itself wa...