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Ausdrill blames share slump on hedge fund

News.com.au – Takeover target Ausdrill has blamed a fall in the company’s share price on hedge fund selling after comments from suitor Macmahon that its bid was unlikely to succeed. Ausdrill said that it believes selling from hedge funds accounted […]

Short sellers hack into Fortescue

News.com.au- Iron ore tycoon Andrew Forrest is under attack from international hedge funds in a co-ordinated short-selling blitz against his Fortescue Metals Group — a campaign that has caused the company’s stock, and the executive’s paper fortune, to slump by […]