Can Elon Musk stop X going to the wall after tirade at advertisers?

Ad revenue used to service debt unlikely to return soon, meaning deal with lenders or cash injection may be needed

• Musk hurls defiant, profanity-laced retort at fleeing advertisers

Elon Musk's extraordinary tirade on Wednesday has once again raised questions about the survival of X.

When the world's richest person took over the social media platform then known as Twitter on 27 October last year, he acquired a historically loss-making business.