Elon Musk’s X is now worth less than a quarter of its $44 billion purchase price, according to a new estimate from investor Fidelity.

The asset manager, which helped Musk acquire the social network formerly known as Twitter, now values its stake in X at approximately $4.19 million, based on newly released disclosures from Fidelity’s Blue Chip Growth Fund. The fund has reduced the value of its holding in X by a total of 78.7% as of August end.

  • @restingboredface@sh.itjust.works
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    103 hours ago

    A part of me thinks that some of this is deliberate- like once it was clear he was going to have to follow up with the twitter deal the places/people that funded him did so on the condition that he tank it.

    I know that’s insane but I really am struggling to see how anyone could commit this many public fuckups unintentionally.

  • nkat2112
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    247 hours ago

    Wow, a loss of 79%. Space Karen should be so proud.

  • @zabadoh@ani.social
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    44 hours ago

    This is why you shouldn’t put your money into human-managed mutual funds.

    Humans make idiotic decisions like helping Musk buy Twitter.

    • @krashmo@lemmy.world
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      What’s the alternative? AI is telling people to eat glue so that isn’t a viable option imo. I don’t think anything else exists that isn’t human managed, although I’m not entirely sure what you mean by that.

  • @Myxomatosis@lemmy.world
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    The fact that it hasn’t lost 100% of its value is news to me. Hopefully his government contracts get cancelled as well.

  • HubertManne
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    76 hours ago

    At that rate of wealth incineration he may be the Xer trump which makes me worried about future republican presidential canidates more.

      • HubertManne
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        44 hours ago

        You know I might be turned around on him. Yeah hes a piece of shit intent wise but we we need to actually look what someone has accomplished. Wealth disparity is one of of the biggest problems of modern time and here he has gone and evaporated over 35 billion from the high end. He might be the greatest hero of the common man in our time. /s

        • Pretty sure the states could refuse to have him on the ballot, which would fuck over his ability to do jack shit. Also never underestimate American xenophobia, the fact he is South African would probably be enough to get him deported if it went to say a jury.

          • @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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            Pretty sure the states could refuse to have him on the ballot

            Like Colorado tried to when Trump was convicted of massive fraud?

            If the cult latches onto Musk after Trump croaks, the corrupt SCOTUS majority isn’t going to let pesky details like the constitution get in his way either.

  • macniel
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    117 hours ago

    They really outdid themselves with that cover art :D