A U.S. federal judge rejected the SEC's request for sanctions against Elon Musk for his absence from testifying in court orders related to his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled that Musk did not need sanctions when he testified on October 3 and reimbursed the SEC $2,923 in travel expenses. The SEC argued that Musk violated the May 31 order and sought a stronger deterrent, but Corley argued that the issue was moot. Musk blamed his September 10 absence on...