Podcast:The Indicator from Planet Money Published On: Thu Dec 01 2022 Description: Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, but almost a third of it was in loans—and Twitter's on the hook to pay them back. This strategy, popular in the '80s, is called a leveraged buyout.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy