Elon Musk tweets another hint of Twitter tender offer, sparks speculation

Musk had earlier posted a tweet with "Love Me Tender," bracketed by musical notes

Elon Musk has given fresh fuel to speculation he would launch a tender offer for Twitter Inc. shares in the event that the board resists his proposal to acquire 100 per cent of the company and take it private.

The 50-year-old billionaire Tesla Inc. and SpaceX chief tweeted a cryptic message with blank space for a word followed by the phrase “is the Night.” The missing language may be “Tender,” as per the F. Scott Fitzgerald book title, or it could be “Tonight,” as Musk used seven underscores for the blank space. 

His habitual style on the social platform has been