Israel investigates claims investors made millions short-selling before Hamas attacks
US professors detected unusual trading activity on Tel Aviv and US stock exchanges before 7 October
March 2023
Covert cameras and alleged hacking: how bust payments company Wirecard ‘hired spies and lawyers to silence critics’
Legal claim provides glimpse into world of corporate espionage and reputation management
February 2023
Crisis at Adani Group intensifies as Indian activists stage protests
Opposition groups push Modi to investigate allegations by US short-seller as firm suffers market rout
January 2021
How GameStop traders fired the first shots in millennials' war on Wall Street
GameStop: how Reddit amateurs took aim at Wall Street’s short-sellers
March 2020
EU toughens short-selling rules as markets hit by coronavirus
Temporary measures will force investors to give more detail about short-selling positions
January 2020
Elon Musk set to cash in at Tesla as deliveries and shares soar
The boss of the electric carmaker has a $50bn pay package ready to roll if the firm hits a $100bn valuation
November 2019
Nichola Pease to join firm husband's hedge fund is betting against
Odey Asset Management holds short position on Jupiter, which has appointed Pease as chair
September 2019
Short-selling: can hedge funds make a fortune from no-deal Brexit?
Philip Hammond says Boris Johnson’s rich backers are line to make a killing
Crispin Odey: I am not backing no-deal Brexit as shorting opportunity
Hedge fund manager says he is optimistic about UK and claims as to motivations are ‘rubbish’
Former Thomas Cook bosses under fire for excessive pay
CEOs of collapsed travel firm received more than £35m in 12 years despite financial woes
August 2019
City regulator intervenes as Burford alleges market manipulation
Litigation finance firm hits back after attack by Muddy Waters hedge fund
Nils Pratley on finance
Sorry, Hargreaves Lansdown, but your so-called apology isn't enough
Nils Pratley
CEO’s airy expression of sympathy over Neil Woodford affair is singularly unimpressive
Burford Capital shares down 65% in further blow to Neil Woodford
Nearly £2bn wiped off value of second largest holding in his suspended flagship fund
April 2019
Tesla gets restraining order against alleged harasser
Carmaker says man trespassed on factory in California and drove at security guard
March 2019
Hedge fund of investor who inspired The Big Short takes position on Barclays
Neuberger Berman bet worth £348,000 adds to positions against Lloyds and RBS
June 2018
Why did Nigel Farage tell the world he thought remain had won?
Molly Scott Cato
A report by Bloomberg raises questions about what the arch-Brexiteer knew and when, although he denies any wrongdoing, writes Green MEP Molly Scott-Cato
January 2018
Six warning signs that the Carillion collapse was coming
Alarm bells over the construction giant’s looming demise were ringing for months
October 2016
Short-selling could sweep stock market if inflation pushes up borrowing costs
Veteran short-seller Simon Cawkwell says rising inflation could see investors targeting shares that are overvalued, squeezing weaker companies
January 2016
Burberry attracts the attention of short-sellers
Ahead of the company’s Christmas trading update this week, around 6% of its shares are being shorted
