Carson Block

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc (NYSE: AMC) opened slightly higher Thursday before declining on lower-than-average volume. The decreasing volume indicates a period of consolidation is taking place, which was likely to happen because the stock surged almost 18% between Oct. 13 and Wednesday. AMC...

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NASDAQ: BBBY) shares are trading higher on above-average volume Tuesday. The stock is seeing increased interest across social media platforms as retail traders highlight high short interest in the name. Bed Bath & Beyond's average session volume...

Federal prosecutors are reportedly ramping up a probe into the activities of short sellers, serving subpoenas and seizing hard drives and mobile phones of prominent "activist" short sellers. What Happened? In a story originally reported by Bloomberg News last year, federal investigators...

Lithium prices have been red hot, sparking big rallies in Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) and Livent Corp (NYSE: LTHM) in the past year. Prices have started to stabilize as of late and one analyst said Monday the longer-term outlook for the lithium market makes it difficult to justify the...

Short seller Carson Block of Muddy Waters Capital just sent out his first letter to shareholders, and he devoted a large portion of the letter to discussing Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA). Elon Musk’s Strengths: Block said he identified early on in Tesla’s history that Elon Musk was too good...

SPACs are under attack. The Wall Street Journal today rounded up the short-selling activity surrounding special purpose acquisition vehicles, the path to going public that's in vogue these days. About 250 SPACs were launched in the U.S. last year and they've gotten hotter this year, drawing...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) investor Ron Baron says the company's decision to invest $1.5 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) and accept the digital currency as a payment option is "not surprising." Musk Likes Bitcoin: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been "commenting favorably" on bitcoin...

A stock buying frenzy by online groups of retail traders, led by Reddit’s WallStreetBets community, has triggered massive short squeezes in highly shorted stocks like GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) and others in recent weeks. Many onlookers, such as...

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a bill calling for the delisting of foreign companies that don't adhere to the same accounting transparency standards that securities regulators impose on public U.S. firms. Why It Matters: The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act takes aim at Chinese...

An extremely difficult week for Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA) investors became even worse Wednesday, with the stock down more than 10% midday. The move comes after co-founder Trevor Milton stepped down from his role as chairman earlier this week following accusations by short seller Hindenburg...

Shares of chinese online education company GSX Techedu Inc (NYSE: GSX) dropped in the regular and after-hours session on Wednesday, as reports suggested the company is under probe from the Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations that its sales numbers are fudged. What Happened...

New details have emerged about an anonymous short seller report on Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee Inc, including the potential author and the methods used, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Luckin Short Report: Multiple notable short sellers received an anonymous e-mail tip in...

Carson Block is still short GSX Techedu Inc (NYSE: GSX) despite the stock's momentum in the opposite direction, the notable short seller said Wednesday in a Bloomberg TV interview. What Happened: Block and his firm Muddy Waters Research argued in a May short seller report that the China-...

Shares of Chinese online education company GSX Techedu Inc (NYSE: GSX) fell Monday after short seller Carson Block argued the majority of its students are bots. What Happened To GSX Techedu GSX Techedu claims to be an online education company in China but using public data, it's evident it...