Muddy Waters Research

Short-seller Muddy Waters Research founder Carson Block in a bare-it-all interview aired on Monday discussed his foray into the world of investing and how his firm sees through fraudulent corporate practices and actions. In The Blood: Block was initiated into investing by his equity analyst dad at...

Tesla Inc. bull Ross Gerber has expressed skepticism about the valuation of former President Donald Trump’s newly-listed media company, Trump Media & Technology (NASDAQ:DJT). What Happened: Gerber took to X, formerly Twitter, to share his thoughts on the valuation of Trump’s media...

In financial markets you may be right, but time is a crucial factor that can result in losses even if you have correctly predicted an event. It occurred to Muddy Waters Research, an American short-seller company that undertakes investigative research on public companies. It targeted ...

Muddy Waters Research founder Carson Block pays more attention to float size when considering a new short position after GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) burned those betting against the name in a massive short squeeze in early 2021. What Happened: Block was asked about the changes Muddy Waters has made to...

For various reasons, short-selling reports have been less pronounced over the last few years. But the Muddy Waters Research firm is still at it. On Wednesday, they identified a new target, online payments company Dlocal Ltd (NASDAQ: DLO), and investors for now have reacted in a powerful way....

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...

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...

Chinese online education stock GSX Techedu Inc (NYSE: GSX) is down 34.1% since Aug. 6, largely due to reports from short sellers Citron Research and Muddy Waters Research accusing the company of being a fraud. According to S3 Partners analyst Ihor Dusaniwsky, GSX was the most aggressively...

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-...

Luckin Coffee Inc - ADR (NASDAQ: LK) crashed 75% Thursday morning after the company withdrew previous financial statements and said its COO has been involved in fabricating transactions over the past year. Luckin's Financial Investigation  In a new filing, Luckin said an internal...

Luckin Coffee Inc - ADR (NASDAQ: LK) stock was plunging 19% on Friday after Luckin short seller Muddy Waters Research tweeted a link to an anonymous report alleging Luckin is a fraud. The author of the report claims to have documented 11,260 hours of store traffic surveillance video that suggests...

Futures Lower as G20 Condemns Yen Moves, Euro Fears Remain U.S. equity futures traded lower in pre-market trade as the G20 nations condemned Japan's moves on the yen in favor of market determined exchange rates. Leaders from the 20 economies are looking for common ground to make a formal joint...