Elon Musk must close Twitter deal by end of this week or face trial

New York CNN Business — The clock is ticking for Elon Musk to complete his deal to buy Twitter. The billionaire Tesla CEO has until 5 p.m. ET on Friday to close his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter or face a trial that was previously delayed to allow both parties to close the deal. The high-stakes countdown comes after a months-long battle over an acquisition that would put the world's richest man in charge of one of the world's most influential social media platforms, with vast potential impacts on the company's employees, users and for online discourse generally. Musk in…