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    Is he P.T. Barnum or Albert Einstein? Two views on Musk's plan to take Tesla private

    by Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times Aug 08, 2018 3 minutes

    SAN FRANCISCO - When Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday that he was considering taking Tesla private, and claimed that funding had been secured, he only inflamed the debate over whether the electric car company is about to drive itself off a cliff or propel itself toward financial glory.

    The Times talked to two financial professionals with different opinions on Musk's motivations and diametric views on the prospects for Tesla as a private company.

    John McClain, Diamond Hill Capital Management

    Like much of Wall Street, John McClain questions how real Musk's buyout plan is.

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