The Financial Investigator

TheFinancialInvestigator has posted a negative research report update alleging that Harbin Electric has close ties with a Hong Kong-based hedge fund, Abax. The report states, "Abax and Harbin's ties are so deep that you can't tell where the hedge fund ends and Harbin begins."...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an investigation into Harbin Electric (NASDAQ: HRBN), The Financial Investigator has learned. The company received the SEC's notice late last month and is using its longtime law firm, New York-based Loeb & Loeb, to advise it. Read the full...

@markflowchatter cites a report by Northland Sec defending Zagg. Zagg has been the target of recent critical pieces by Citron Research and The Financial Investigator.

On Tuesday, The Financial Investigator published a critical report on Zagg (NASDAQ: ZAGG). Following that report, on Thursday, Citron Research published its own piece on Zagg. Acknowledging TFI's work, Citron reiterated many of the points in that report, but also went further, attacking the...

@markflowchatter reports that Craig Hallum is defending Zagg after shares declined yesterday. Note: Zagg was previously mentioned in a negative research report by TheFinancialInvestigator.com here.

On Tuesday, The Financial Investigator commented on cell phone cover maker Zagg (NASDAQ: ZAGG). In a seeming tale of success, the company has gone from revenues of just over $5 million in 2007 to more than $76 million in 2010. Still, The Financial Investigator notes that there is no conceivable...