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David Einhorn Thanks Elon Musk in a Tweet After Receiving a Gift of Shorts

David Einhorn Thanks Elon Musk in a Tweet After Receiving a Gift of Shorts

Alan Mirabella

(Bloomberg) -- Tesla short seller David Einhorn, in a Twitter post Friday, thanked Elon Musk after receiving a gift of shorts from the chief executive. Shares of the electric-car maker soared earlier this week after Musk tweeted that he was mulling taking the company private. The shares have since pared gains.

Read more: Elon Musk Is No Longer Scaring the Shorts With Tesla Tweet Caper

And here’s how the whole "shorts" escapade began:

TicToc by Bloomberg@tictoc
The billionaire president of Greenlight Capital David Einhorn isn’t renewing his Tesla lease bloom.bg/2LU0ZSi

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