Close Brothers plans to cut about 600 jobs and implement AI following criticism over its proposed payouts plan related to a car finance scandal, with a short seller suggesting higher liabilities and causing shares to plunge.

Short sellers are targeting Wizz Air after the budget airline's CEO stated that the Iran war crisis would result in a €50 million hit to its bottom line, though he considers it manageable.

The public loves to hate short sellers, the investors who profit from declining securities’ values. Their bad reputation is mostly undeserved. In reality, many provide a valuable service, taking the other side of frauds and bubbles, and generally helping drive prices toward a semblance of fair value.

Nova Minerals has issued a response addressing a recent report from a short seller.

SoundHound AI is launching new voice commerce features, testing its growth narrative against doubts from short sellers. The company's performance in this new market will be crucial for its future valuation.

Shares of Close Brothers plunged 14% after short seller Viceroy claimed the lender understated car finance risks and could be forced to raise provisions to as much as £1.23 billion.

Enablers Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance There’s an obvious growing failure at the center of modern markets that, as a former short seller, has become beyond obvious to me over the years. It isn’t just fraud or aggressive accounting. It’s the ecosystem that allows both to thrive: financial media that won’t press, and a sell side that won’t risk upsetting management teams they depend on for access. We’ve seen this movie before. Enron did not implode because there were no warnin...

Short seller Jim Chanos has dismissed Elon Musk's ambitions for orbital datacenters as 'AI snake oil,' stating that he needs to see 'actual' savings to be convinced.

Tesla's put option premiums are currently high, making them attractive to both short sellers and value investors.

SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains plot details from “Points of Emphasis,” Season 4, Episode 7 of “Industry,” now streaming on HBO Max. Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella) is in the wind. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Harper Stern (Myha’la) and her fellow short sellers, Whitney’s fraudulent financial startup Tender has collapsed in on itself, […]

A report identifies consumer staples companies with market caps up to $2 billion that are most and least targeted by short sellers.