Short Selling

Photo: IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi
Big Tech

IonQ, 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 Edwards
February 4, 2026
Jim Chanos, wearing a blue shirt and dark suit, looks off to the side, brows furrowed.
AI

Forget 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

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August 29, 2025
Alex Karp
Big Tech

How AI darling Palantir became the S&P 500’s best and worst stock of 2025, climbing 144% before shedding value in 6 straight sessions

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August 21, 2025
CEO at a boardroom table
Finance

A top real estate CEO is retiring after 50 years—and just weeks after he was accused of hiding millions in self dealings

By
November 12, 2024
Short seller of $17 billion real estate giant accuses CEO of concealing millions in self-serving dealings
Finance

Short seller of $17 billion real estate giant accuses CEO of concealing millions in self-serving dealings

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October 11, 2024
Wall Street’s AI darling Super Micro postponed earnings while under short-seller’s microscope
Finance

Wall Street’s AI darling Super Micro postponed earnings while under short-seller’s microscope

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August 28, 2024
Andrew Left smiling
Finance

Short-seller Andrew Left accused of illegal trades and bragging that it was like taking ‘candy from a baby’

By Tom Schoenberg and Bloomberg
July 26, 2024
A man looks at an airport's board of delayed flights after the CrowdStrike outage
Finance

CrowdStrike’s outage was a blessing in disguise for short sellers, gifting them a $461 million windfall

By Carmen Reinicke and Bloomberg
July 22, 2024
Illegal short selling trades in South Korea could now get you life in prison
Finance

Illegal short selling trades in South Korea could now get you life in prison

By Youkyung Lee and Bloomberg
June 13, 2024
A display booth for Lasertec.
Finance

Short-seller Scorpion Capital accuses Japan’s most actively traded company of being the ‘largest outright fraud in the world’

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June 5, 2024
Bill Ackman
Finance

Bill 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 Bloomberg
February 16, 2024
One 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
Finance

One 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

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January 17, 2024
One of Wall Street’s most feared short sellers takes aim at Blackstone Mortgage Trust, warning it could be ‘completely wiped out’ by rising losses
Finance

One of Wall Street’s most feared short sellers takes aim at Blackstone Mortgage Trust, warning it could be ‘completely wiped out’ by rising losses

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December 6, 2023
Short-sellers reap $13 billion betting against small caps as A.I. enthusiasm creates ‘top-down set of winners’
Finance

Short-sellers reap $13 billion betting against small caps as A.I. enthusiasm creates ‘top-down set of winners’

By Carmen Reinicke, Alexandra Semenova and Bloomberg
September 10, 2023
Carl Icahn calls short-seller report ‘misleading’ as his firm halves dividend—and his wealth falls another $2.7 billion
Finance

Carl Icahn calls short-seller report ‘misleading’ as his firm halves dividend—and his wealth falls another $2.7 billion

By Devon Pendleton and Bloomberg
August 4, 2023

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