Palantir chief mocks short sellers and vows to drain their bets

Palantir CEO Alex Karp spent the week publicly attacking investors who are betting against the company, after the PLTR stock fell by more than 11% despite reporting stronger-than-expected earnings. Alex, who co-founded the company in 2003, said short sellers are trying to damage a business he claims is supporting both investors and U.S. government partners. He directed his criticism especially at Michael Burry, who recently revealed short positions against the company and Nvidia. In two separate interviews on CNBC, Alex accused short sellers of “market manipulation.” On Tuesday, he targeted Burry’s bearish position, and on Friday, he repeated the same stance while speaking to Sara Eisen. Alex said: “To get out of his position, he had to screw the whole economy by besmirching the best financials ever that are helping the average person as investors and on the battlefield.” He made it clear he believes the short bets are designed...

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