Wall Street Sees Funding Hurdle to Musk’s Plan to Take Tesla Private

Wall Street Sees Funding Hurdle to Musk’s Plan to Take Tesla Private
Flags fly over the Tesla Inc. Gigafactory 2, which is also known as RiverBend, a joint venture with Panasonic to produce solar panels and roof tiles in Buffalo, New York, U.S., August 2, 2018. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
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Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s plan to take the electric car maker private raised doubts among Wall Street analysts about the billionaire’s ability to gather enough financial backing to complete the deal.

Musk shocked the market, yet again with a tweet on Tuesday that he was considering taking the loss-making company private at $420 a share. Shares were down 3 percent in premarket trading after closing up 11 percent at $379.57 on Tuesday.