(Bloomberg) — Emboldened by his successful $44 billion bid to buy Twitter Inc., Elon Musk took to the platform to joke about a new potential takeover target — but even the world’s richest man may find this one a bit too pricey. Try refreshing your browser, or Elon Musk tweets about buying Coca-Cola to ‘put the cocaine back In’ Back to video“Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in,” he tweeted, referring to the drink’s original recipe when it was launched in 1886 as a tonic for various ailments. But the soft drinks’ company makes Twitter look like small-fry, with its market cap of $284 billion. Musk’s own fortune currently stands at $253 billion — way ahead of his nearest rival Jeff Bezos, who’s currently worth $162 billion. He first joked about buying Twitter in 2017 in an exchange on the platform with comedian Dave Smith.

Source: The Star April 28, 2022 18:44 UTC