From Fed-Fueled Rally to Sell-off, Musk Secures $7.2B In Fresh Funding for Twitter Bid, and E-Commerce Stocks' Marketplace Meltdown 5/5/22

Published: May 5, 2022, 3:05 p.m.

b"The morning after the Fed's biggest interest rate increase since 2000 and Chair Jerome Powell saying a 75 basis point hike is off the table, Jim Cramer and David Faber focused on a big pullback for stocks following the best day for the broader markets since 2020. How should investors navigate the volatility? Elon Musk disclosed that he has secured $7.2 billion in fresh financing for his Twitter takeover bid, with commitments from the likes of Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison, Sequoia Capital and Ron Baron. Sources told David that Musk is expected to serve as temporary CEO of Twitter for a few months once the deal is closed. Also in focus: Shares of eBay, Etsy, Wayfair and Shopify tumble on weaker-than-expected guidance, while Priceline parent Booking Holdings joins the list of market bright spots."