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		adgjlsfhk1 on July 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Notice of termination of Twitter merger agreement A 1B termination fee is relatively small given that Twitter's market cap is down 10B since the beginning of April.

tptacek on July 8, 2022 [–]

Which is why Twitter has the right to force execution, not just claim the break-up fee.

jacquesm on July 8, 2022 | [–]

Exactly, this is the point that seems to be missed over and over again: you can't back out of a deal that you've inked because you regret it.

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