Elon Musk Visits Twitter's Headquarter...

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk said he paid a visit to Twitter Inc's headquarters in San Francisco on Wednesday.

Ahead of a court-ordered deadline to close his $44 billion deal for the social media platform.

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"Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!" said the caption of a video that Musk tweeted in which he was walking into the Twitter office carrying a sink in his hands.

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Hours earlier, he hinted at being the company's top boss after updating his profile's bio to "Chief Twit".

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The Wall Street Journal reported, Banks have started to send $13 billion in cash backing Musk's takeover of Twitter in a sign that the deal is on track to close by the end of the week.

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Once final closing conditions are met, the funds will be made available for Musk to execute the transaction by the Friday deadline, the report added.

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Earlier this month, Musk proposed to proceed with his original $44 billion bid, calling for an end to the lawsuit by Twitter.

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Twitter shares were up about 1.1% at $53.91 in extended trading, slightly below Musk's offer price.

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