BREAKING: Chinese Model 3 Recommended for State Subsidies

UPDATE: This is unconfirmed, but some are saying that not only does this mean the cars will receive subsidies, but that they are approved for sale as well: This official EV incentive recommendation from government does not only mean the subsidies but it is also a permit to sell and deliver China-made Model 3 to […]

Jim Chanos Defends Short Selling

After Elon Musk tweeted that “short selling should be illegal”, famous short seller and $TSLAQ leader Jim Chanos took to Twitter to respond. According to Chanos, selling airline tickets and Full Self Driving packages are examples of short selling. Gotcha Elon! Of course, this justification makes absolutely no sense. Selling a plane ticket is just […]

Bloomberg: German Prosecutors Raid Volkswagen Offices in Diesel Probe

New from Christoph Rauwald and Birgit Jensen: Volkswagen AG offices were raided by German prosecutors as part of a probe into diesel engines, marking a fresh setback for the manufacturer’s efforts to draw a line under an emission-tests cheating scandal that erupted four years ago. Bloomberg Surprise, surprise: It turns out when you illegally poison the […]

World’s Biggest Pension Fund Stops Lending Shares to Short Sellers

Japanese giant GPIF has halted stock lending from its equity portfolio: Japan’s public pension fund has struck a blow against short-sellers, declaring that it will no longer allow overseas shares to be lent out from its ¥80tn ($733bn) global equity portfolio.  Financial Times In a major blow to short sellers, Japan’s public pension will no […]

Jim Chanos Not Amused at Gigafactory Progress; Blocks Account He Condecendingly Subtweeted Last Year

It all started in February, when famed short-seller Jim Chanos subtweeted Twitter user Domenick commenting on the progress of Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory. Chanos tweeted with a smug sense of superiority, as is usual for $TSLAQ accounts. Through his mocking and condecending tone he declared: We are smarter than you. We understand the auto industry, and […]