Funds that bet on a fall were set to profit as the parent of Truth Social came under renewed pressure after it registered new shares for a potential sale.
Category: Short Selling
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Soho House Seeks to Knock Back Its Critics
The members club operator disclosed improving financial results as it faces criticism from a short seller and weighs going private again.
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Soho House Seeks to Knock Back Its Critics
The members club operator disclosed improving financial results as it faces criticism from a short seller and weighs going private again.
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E.V. Start-up Founder Could Get Prison Term in Fraud Case
Trevor Milton, who founded the truck company Nikola, will be sentenced on Monday in a fraud case that exposed the excesses in the electric vehicle business.
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Scientists Investigating Alzheimer’s Drug Faulted in Leaked Report
A professor at the City College of New York engaged in “significant research misconduct,” an investigating committee concluded.
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‘Dumb Money’ Lampoons Wall Street Titans With a Knowing Eye
The film tells the story about the stock market frenzy over the video game retailer GameStop. It was financed and produced by the son of a Wall Street superpower.
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How Short Seller Nathan Anderson Beat Carl Icahn “at His Own Game”
After a short seller targeted Icahn Enterprises, the activist investor made changes. At 87, he insists he’s not going anywhere and will refocus on rattling company cages.
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Shares of Carl Icahn’s Firm Tank After Dividend Is Cut
Bowing to pressure from a short seller, Mr. Icahn halved his company’s quarterly dividend and said he would return to the style of investing that made him famous.
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‘Apes Together Strong’ Review: Rooting for the Small Investors
The 2021 “short squeeze” of GameStop was a rare victory for the little guy. This documentary explains why the house — Wall Street wealth, that is — almost always wins.
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Calls to Investigate Short Sellers Intensify as Bank Crisis Deepens
Jamie Dimon is the latest to urge action against the traders who have targeted the regional lenders and made huge profits.
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Smaller Banks Are Scrambling as Share Prices Plunge
Investors are not convinced that regional banks including PacWest and Western Alliance can remain viable. Some are actively betting on their demise.