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Andrew Left

  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    Lex
    Short sellers’ place in markets will be tested by Andrew Left charges Premium content

    Many have understandably already thrown in the towel amid a relentless bull market

    Andrew Left standing outside a building
  • Friday, 26 July, 2024
    Financial & markets regulation
    US charges short seller Andrew Left with fraud

    Department of Justice alleges Citron Research founder netted at least $16mn from ‘long-running market manipulation scheme’

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    US equities
    GameStop shares leap as day-trading ‘mob’ tussles with short seller

    Abuse is hurled at Citron founder on Reddit in dispute over valuation of video games retailer

  • Wednesday, 2 September, 2020
    Chinese business & finance
    SEC probes US-listed Chinese education company GSX Techedu

    Beijing-based group discloses investigation after short-sellers accused it of faking sales

  • Friday, 16 August, 2019
    General Electric Co
    Short-sellers turn their fire on GE critic Harry Markopolos

    Stock rebounds a day after the report caused the shares to fall 12%

    Harry Markopolos issued the report on GE in conjunction with a hedge fund he declined to name
  • Monday, 13 May, 2019
    Jumia Technologies AG
    Jumia denies fraud allegations as shares continue to fall

    Africa-focused ecommerce group ‘completely stands by’ filings with US SEC

    Jumia co-CEO Sacha Poignonnec, left, applauds as Jumia Nigeria CEO Juliet Anammah, center, rings a ceremonial bell when the company's stock begins trading, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, April 12, 2019. Jumia is recognized as the first African tech startup company to be listed on the NYSE. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
  • Friday, 10 May, 2019
    Jumia Technologies AG
    Jumia falls sharply after Citron claims fraud

    Africa-focused ecommerce site targeted by short seller

    A delivery man drives a transporter with an advertisement for Nigeria's e-commerce site Jumia in the Plateau district of Abidjan on April 24, 2019. - Jumia, the e-commerce site based in Nigeria, became on April 12, 2019 the first African start-up to make its debut on Wall Street. (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP)ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images
  • Tuesday, 15 January, 2019
    Hong Kong
    Short-seller Andrew Left to appeal against Hong Kong trading ban

    Trader banned for negative report on Chinese property group Evergrande

    Interview with Andrew Left, Short Seller Behind Valeant Selloff on Enron Comparison...Andrew Left, owner and founder of Citron Research, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.'s explanation of its relationship with pharmacies that distribute its drugs hasn't satisfied investors, said Left, whose stock-commentary site Citron Research raised questions about the drugmaker that led to a stock rout. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
  • Thursday, 10 May, 2018
    FT AlphavilleDan McCrum
    Ubiquiti Networks: of cash and borrowed time
    Ubiquiti Networks: of cash and borrowed time
  • Tuesday, 19 September, 2017
    LexUS & Canadian companies
    Ubiquiti/Citron: sour power Premium content

    The short seller’s call on the tech group may see it reverse its unhappy trend

    Interview with Andrew Left, Short Seller Behind Valeant Selloff on Enron Comparison...Andrew Left, owner and founder of Citron Research, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.'s explanation of its relationship with pharmacies that distribute its drugs hasn't satisfied investors, said Left, whose stock-commentary site Citron Research raised questions about the drugmaker that led to a stock rout. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
  • Monday, 5 June, 2017
    US & Canadian companies
    Hedge funds go to war over US defence contractor

    ‘Tiger Cubs’ are battling short sellers over the value of TransDigm

  • Friday, 2 September, 2016
    On Wall StreetTom Braithwaite
    Muddy Waters and Andrew Left: the short sellers having a ball

    With hedge funds struggling, some unconventional short sellers are attracting interest

    Carson Block Muddy Waters Founder Interview...Carson Block, research director and founder of Muddy Waters LLC, stands for a photograph after an interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Block, the short seller who sparked a 74 percent drop in Sino-Forest Corp. shares before it filed for bankruptcy protection, said his latest allegations against New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. will force the company to disclose more details about its business. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
  • Friday, 26 August, 2016
    Asia-Pacific equities
    Hong Kong watchdog finds short seller culpable of market misconduct

    Regulator dismisses fears over freedom of speech and claims case is about market manipulation

    Interview with Andrew Left, Short Seller Behind Valeant Selloff on Enron Comparison...Andrew Left, owner and founder of Citron Research, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.'s explanation of its relationship with pharmacies that distribute its drugs hasn't satisfied investors, said Left, whose stock-commentary site Citron Research raised questions about the drugmaker that led to a stock rout. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
  • Friday, 26 August, 2016
    Investment research
    Hong Kong slaps down ‘reckless’ short seller
  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2016
    Inside BusinessJennifer Hughes
    Spider-Man swings in to Hong Kong public commentary case

    Short-sellers are concerned a tribunal ruling could have a chilling effect on their ability to comment

    Two International Finance Centre (IFC), front second left, and other commercial and residential buildings standing on Hong Kong island are seen from the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, June 20, 2015.
  • Monday, 9 November, 2015
    US & Canadian companies
    Short seller sets sights on Mallinckrodt

    Shares plunge after tweet from Citron Research likens drugmaker to Valeant

  • Tuesday, 27 October, 2015
    US & Canadian companies
    Valeant tries to untangle pharmacy web

    Drug group’s relationship with Philidor remains in focus

    Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. signage is displayed outside of the company's headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Cephalon Inc. surged 28 percent to $75.20 in Nasdaq trading, higher than a hostile takeover bid from Valeant, Canada's largest drugmaker. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. made its cash offer of about $5.7 billion, or $73 a share, public last night after its private approaches were rejected, the company said. Photographer: Norm Betts/Bloomberg
  • Monday, 26 October, 2015
    US & Canadian companies
    Valeant urges SEC to investigate Citron allegations

    Short seller’s allegation of accounting fraud deflates drugmaker’s share price

    Michael "Mike" Pearson, chairman and chief executive officer of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., listens during an interview at the Bloomberg Canada Economic Summit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, May 21, 2015. The Bank of Canada may cut interest rates to zero in the next six to 18 months as a rising Canadian dollar threatens the recovery, according to a Fidelity Investments portfolio manager. Photographer: Kevin Van Paassen/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Mike Pearson
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