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Big TechIonQ, the biggest quantum computing company on the stock market, disputes short-seller claims it failed to disclose holes in its revenue
By Jeremy Kahn and Jim EdwardsFebruary 4, 2026
Jim Chanos, wearing a blue shirt and dark suit, looks off to the side, brows furrowed.
AIForget the golden age of fraud, the billionaire investor who shorted Enron warns we might be in the ‘diamond or platinum level’ amid the AI boom
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 29, 2025
Alex Karp
Big TechHow AI darling Palantir became the S&P 500’s best and worst stock of 2025, climbing 144% before shedding value in 6 straight sessions
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 21, 2025
CEO at a boardroom table
FinanceA top real estate CEO is retiring after 50 years—and just weeks after he was accused of hiding millions in self dealings
By Alena BotrosNovember 12, 2024
FinanceShort seller of $17 billion real estate giant accuses CEO of concealing millions in self-serving dealings
By Alena BotrosOctober 11, 2024
FinanceWall Street’s AI darling Super Micro postponed earnings while under short-seller’s microscope
By Will DanielAugust 28, 2024
Andrew Left smiling
FinanceShort-seller Andrew Left accused of illegal trades and bragging that it was like taking ‘candy from a baby’
By Tom Schoenberg and BloombergJuly 26, 2024
A man looks at an airport's board of delayed flights after the CrowdStrike outage
FinanceCrowdStrike’s outage was a blessing in disguise for short sellers, gifting them a $461 million windfall
By Carmen Reinicke and BloombergJuly 22, 2024
FinanceIllegal short selling trades in South Korea could now get you life in prison
By Youkyung Lee and BloombergJune 13, 2024
A display booth for Lasertec.
FinanceShort-seller Scorpion Capital accuses Japan’s most actively traded company of being the ‘largest outright fraud in the world’
By Dylan SloanJune 5, 2024
Bill Ackman
FinanceBill Ackman claims delayed victory over Herbalife after stock’s 32% plunge to 14-year low: ‘A very good day for my psychological short’
By Carmen Reinicke, Monique Mulima and BloombergFebruary 15, 2024
FinanceOne of Wall Street’s most feared short sellers explains its new campaign against a $42 billion financial services giant—which it says is worth up to 65% less than advertised
By Will DanielJanuary 17, 2024
FinanceOne of Wall Street’s most feared short sellers takes aim at Blackstone Mortgage Trust, warning it could be ‘completely wiped out’ by rising losses
By Will DanielDecember 6, 2023
FinanceShort-sellers reap $13 billion betting against small caps as A.I. enthusiasm creates ‘top-down set of winners’
By Carmen Reinicke, Alexandra Semenova and BloombergSeptember 10, 2023
FinanceCarl Icahn calls short-seller report ‘misleading’ as his firm halves dividend—and his wealth falls another $2.7 billion
By Devon Pendleton and BloombergAugust 4, 2023
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