Tesla Short Sellers Actually Made Over $1 Billion After Musk's Taking-Private Tweet

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By EditorDavidAug 18, 2018, 7:34 pm469 ptsHot
An anonymous reader quotes Fortune: Investors betting that Tesla stock will lose value -- so-called "shorts" -- have made $1.2 billion since CEO Elon Musk first tweeted about taking the company private. Much of that gain came on Friday, after the New York Times published a revealing, emotional interview with…

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