What Twitter’s ‘poison pill’ is supposed to do

NEW YORK: Twitter is trying to thwart billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover attempt with a “poison pill” – a financial device that companies have been wielding against unwelcome suitors for decades.

What are poison pills supposed to do?

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