>However, this type of report often turns out to be nothing more than market manipulation and fraud. So all of these allegations should be taken with a grain of

>However, this type of report often turns out to be nothing more than market manipulation and fraud. So all of these allegations should be taken with a grain of salt. Define "often". More often than all of the banks and investment firms who own companies and put out "research" making fantastical claims about where the companies are going? It happens every day, non-stop. Why is that never questioned? Because stocks up = good. People who think you can change the fundamentals of any company simply by shorting it don't understand finance. Please provide evidence that one legitimate company has ever been put out of business by short-sellers.