Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. Short selling is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope ...

Hindenburg issued a short report on Super Micro Computer. The report accuses the company of accounting irregularities, family relationships with other companies and more. Get a Year of Fast, ...

Short-selling is the process of an investor borrowing a stock from a current shareholder and then immediately selling it with the intention of buying it back later at a lower price. Short investors ...

Andrew Kessel was a breaking news writer for Investopedia until October 2025. He previously covered markets for Proactive Investors, with a focus on small-cap stocks in fintech, healthcare, mining, ...

Hindenburg Research has released many short reports about public companies in recent years. Its claims often focus on what it says are a business misleading investors or engaging in questionable and ...