SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Looking under the hood a bit, “real” Retail Sales — this monthly figure adjusted for inflation, which we already know is very high — came in at -0.7%, discounting 120 basis points from the headline number. But the main story taking up all the oxygen in the room this morning is Elon Musk’s aggressive move to put a buy offer on Twitter TWTR for $54.20 per share, or roughly $43 billion.