Tesla’s Brutal Year Brings $17 Billion Windfall for Shorts

Bloomberg2022-12-30

It is the most profitable short trade of the year: S3 PartnersThe stock is down 65% this year through Thursday’s closeAfter years of stinging losses, investors betting against Tesla Inc. are finally ...

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2022-12-31
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jethro
2022-12-30
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Thanks for the share
V K
2022-12-30
V K
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2022-12-30
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