Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has sold roughly $8.5bn (£6.8bn) worth of shares in the electric car maker, just days after he agreed to buy Twitter. The sale has led to speculation that it will help to finance his planned $44bn buyout of the social media platform. Mr Musk is the world’s richest person, with an estimated net worth of almost $250bn, mostly due to his Tesla stake. Shares in Tesla fell sharply earlier this week, amid speculation that Mr Musk would sell part of his stake in the carmaker to fund the deal. Do you think that the shares are to fund Twitter buyout deal ?

