It also knocked $3bn off Mr Musk's own stake in Tesla as investors

promptly bailed out of the company.

"Tesla stock price too high imo," he said in one of several tweets
that included a vow to sell his possessions.

In other tweets, he said his girlfriend was mad at him, while another
simply read: "Rage, rage against the dying of the light of
consciousness."

In 2018, a tweet about Tesla's future on the New York stock market
led to regulators fining the company $20m and Mr Musk agreeing to
have all further posts on the platform pre-screened by lawyers.

'Headache'
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported it had asked the
billionaire if he was joking about the share price tweet and whether
it had been vetted, receiving the reply "No".

Tesla's share price has surged this year, putting the electric
carmaker's value at close to $100bn, a mark that would trigger a
bonus payment of hundreds of millions of dollars to the
entrepreneur.

It also knocked $3bn off Mr Musk's own stake in Tesla as investors

promptly bailed out of the company.

"Tesla stock price too high imo," he said in one of several tweets
that included a vow to sell his possessions.

In other tweets, he said his girlfriend was mad at him, while another
simply read: "Rage, rage against the dying of the light of
consciousness."

In 2018, a tweet about Tesla's future on the New York stock market
led to regulators fining the company $20m and Mr Musk agreeing to
have all further posts on the platform pre-screened by lawyers.

'Headache'
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported it had asked the
billionaire if he was joking about the share price tweet and whether
it had been vetted, receiving the reply "No".

Tesla's share price has surged this year, putting the electric
carmaker's value at close to $100bn, a mark that would trigger a
bonus payment of hundreds of millions of dollars to the
entrepreneur.

It also knocked $3bn off Mr Musk's own stake in Tesla as investors

promptly bailed out of the company.

"Tesla stock price too high imo," he said in one of several tweets
that included a vow to sell his possessions.

In other tweets, he said his girlfriend was mad at him, while another
simply read: "Rage, rage against the dying of the light of
consciousness."

In 2018, a tweet about Tesla's future on the New York stock market
led to regulators fining the company $20m and Mr Musk agreeing to
have all further posts on the platform pre-screened by lawyers.

'Headache'
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported it had asked the
billionaire if he was joking about the share price tweet and whether
it had been vetted, receiving the reply "No".

Tesla's share price has surged this year, putting the electric
carmaker's value at close to $100bn, a mark that would trigger a
bonus payment of hundreds of millions of dollars to the
entrepreneur.

It also knocked $3bn off Mr Musk's own stake in Tesla as investors

promptly bailed out of the company.

"Tesla stock price too high imo," he said in one of several tweets
that included a vow to sell his possessions.

In other tweets, he said his girlfriend was mad at him, while another
simply read: "Rage, rage against the dying of the light of
consciousness."
In 2018, a tweet about Tesla's future on the New York stock market
led to regulators fining the company $20m and Mr Musk agreeing to
have all further posts on the platform pre-screened by lawyers.

'Headache'
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported it had asked the
billionaire if he was joking about the share price tweet and whether
it had been vetted, receiving the reply "No".

Tesla's share price has surged this year, putting the electric
carmaker's value at close to $100bn, a mark that would trigger a
bonus payment of hundreds of millions of dollars to the
entrepreneur.