Musk is Twitter's new CEO

It's official. Elon Musk has closed his deal to buy social media platform Twitter after six months of negotiations. Hear the moment it was announced live on the BBC's Business Matters. Elsewhere in the programme: unexpected GPD in the US growth has exceeded analysts’ expectations. It's one of the last major economic readings before US midterm elections next month. But many believe the US is still on track for a slowdown next year. In the most recent quarter, a surge in exports helped drive growth. We talk about Shell, who just reported profits of $9.5 billion between July and September - more than double that of the same period last year. And we will discuss the most expensive football World Cup ever which will be hosted by Qatar - the first Middle East nation to host such event. (Picture: A screengrab of Elon Musk's Twitter profile page. Credit: @elonmusk, Twitter.)