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Jim Chanos Changes Short Position In Tesla
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - 2:25pm | 184On CNBC's "Fast Money Halftime Report," Jim Chanos said he transformed his Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) short position into a put position. Chanos is founder and president of Kynikos Associates LP and is a well-known short seller of Enron fame. He's been vocal on his bearish...
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Short Seller Jim Chanos Explains Why He Still Doesn't Like Tesla
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 5:48am | 571Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock might have increased by 6.5 times this year, but that hasn’t instilled any confidence in Jim Chanos, according to Barron’s. Jim Chanos is a well-known fundamental short seller of Enron fame and the founder and President of ...
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Tesla Bear Chanos Trims 'Painful' Short, Tells Musk 'Job Well Done So Far:' Bloomberg
Friday, December 4, 2020 - 6:50am | 463Famed short-seller Jim Chanos has reduced the size of his short position on Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), but he is not done with it yet, Bloomberg reports. What Happened: Jim Chanos has been short on Tesla since 2016. “It wasn’t such a bad short,” for the...
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Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Fri., Apr. 17, 2020: GILD, NOK, INVH, THMO, LOGM
Friday, April 17, 2020 - 7:55am | 163Today's 5 Stock Ideas: Gilead (GILD) - Optimistic sentiment on the company's anti-viral COVID-19 treatment, remdesivir, is one of the top reasons the stock market is trading sharply higher Friday morning. Some are downplaying the optimism; former FDA commissioner...
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Tesla Is Still A 'Maximum Short' For Chanos
Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 3:02pm | 235Kynikos Associates founder Jim Chanos has held a short position in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) for a long time, and he doesn't appear to be changing his mind anytime soon. Chanos was a guest on CNBC Thursday afternoon to share some of his favorite short positions. See Also: Jim Chanos Talks Latest...
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Jim Chanos Talks Latest Major Short Win And How To Find New Opportunities
Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 1:59pm | 786Kynikos Associates founder Jim Chanos was a guest on CNBC to share some of his "favorite" short positions and to discuss his most recent major win in Luckin Coffee Inc (NASDAQ: LK) Avoid Chinese Stocks 'Like The Plague' Investors need to simply avoid Chinese stocks "like the...
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DA Davidson: Buy GrubHub On Weakness After Chanos Shorts Stock
Friday, September 20, 2019 - 4:11pm | 394Shares of GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB) fell Thursday after Jim Chanos said he is short the stock due to concerns around competition and labor costs. Competition is good for the company, and investors should take advantage of Thursday’s weakness, according to D.A. Davidson. The Analyst Tom Forte...
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Delivering Alpha 2019: What You Need To Know
Thursday, September 19, 2019 - 3:21pm | 538The Delivering Alpha 2019 conference took place Thursday in New York, and this year’s event included a number of Wall Street heavy hitters. Benzinga Pro reported from Delivering Alpha all day long. Here’s a recap of some of the major headlines you may have missed: Bruce Richards Of...
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US Stocks Rally As Some Health, Security, Safety Products Removed From China Tariff List
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - 12:39pm | 633The S&P 500 roared back to life on Tuesday led by Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) after the U.S. Trade Representative released a long list of exemptions from the new 10% tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese imports set to go into effect on Sept. 1. Tariffs on the exempted items do not go...
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Jim Chanos Says He's Been Shorting Casino Stocks Since Summer
Friday, December 14, 2018 - 11:00am | 386Notable short seller Jim Chanos, the founder and President of Kynikos Associates, told CNBC's Sara Eisen in an interview Thursday he has been short casino operators Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) and Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN) since the summer. What Happened Speaking to CNBC's...
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Delivering Alpha 2018: Everything You Need To Know
Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 8:48am | 700The Delivering Alpha 2018 conference took place Wednesday in New York, and this year’s event included a number of Wall Street heavy-hitters. Benzinga Pro reported live from Delivering Alpha all day long, and Benzinga Pro subscribers have followed all the action in real time using the keyword...
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Today In Cryptocurrency: Bitfinex Cyberattack, New SEC Crypto Chief
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 5:57pm | 490The cryptocurrency market bounced back Tuesday from its slow start to the week, with most major cryptocurrencies trading higher by more than 3 percent. Here’s a look at some of the headlines that were moving the cryptocurrency market today — and which currencies were on the move....
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Jim Chanos Reveals Short Thesis On A Couple Of Fast-Food Stocks
Thursday, April 26, 2018 - 9:05am | 611Kynikos Associates President Jim Chanos was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Thursday morning to talk about his short positions, both new and old. New Shorts In Restaurant Space Chanos said he has been short Dunkin Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ: DNKN) for "about a year." The...
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Bitcoin Loses A Bit Of Its Luster
Friday, December 22, 2017 - 11:31am | 668Bitcoin had a rough week. The indomitable cryptocurrency plummeted 41.5 percent from Sunday’s $19,856 to Friday’s $11,622, and lost more than $4,700, or 23.7 percent, in the last 24 hours. Why It Matters Crypto longs shouldn’t be the only ones sweating, according to...
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Jim Chanos Compares Bitcoin To Beanie Babies: 'It's A Speculative Mania'
Thursday, December 14, 2017 - 12:08pm | 470As far as Jim Chanos is concerned, his hedge fund is different than most. Kynikos investments come not from the budding minds of rookies but from the time-tested partners, themselves. That’s because “the process is not only analytical … there’s pattern recognition, and that...