Muddy Waters Research

Earlier today, we here at Benzinga posted that Morgan Stanley had opened a 30-day tactical trade on Focus Media (NASDAQ: FMCN), which you can read here. However, there are still many questions being floated by investors as to the credibility of Focus Media's financials. Muddy Water's Research first...

Shares of Fushi Copperweld (Nasdaq: FSIN), the micro-cap Chinese copper company, are surging 15% in late trading on volume that's more than 12 times the daily average despite a research report on the company from noted short-selling firm Muddy Waters. In a video released earlier today Muddy...

Integrity Research Associates is out with a report questioning the latest short sell calls of Muddy Waters Research, the company that made a name for itself by short selling Chinese companies it accused of financial irregularities. Muddy Waters Research is run by Carson Block and has an unusual...

On November 21, 2011, Muddy Waters Research, which has uncovered a number of cases of fraud in the Chinese equity space, released a negative report on Focus Media Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: FMCN). The company operates an interactive digital media network in the People's Republic of China. It has a...

All hell has broken loose again in the China space as a result of a report released by Muddy Waters Research on Monday. The fraud-busting firm, which has sent stocks such as China MediaExpress Holdings and RINO International to the Pink Sheets, released a detailed report on Focus Media Holding Ltd...

On June 2, 2011, Muddy Waters Research, a firm specializing in uncovering fraudulent publicly-traded Chinese companies, released a report comparing Sino-Forest Corp (OTC: SNOFF) to a Madoff-like ponzi scheme and a multi-billion dollar fraud. After this report was published, the company's shares...

Carson Block of Muddy Waters spoke to Bloomberg Television's Erik Schatzker about Sino-Forest earlier today. Block said he is still short Sino-Forest and that he isn't a "ninja assassin" who brings down stocks. He thinks of himself as someone who is "protecting investors." Highlights of the...

EDIT: The recent news release alleging an SEC investigation into stock manipulation by MuddyWatersResearch appears to be a hoax. The original alert can be found here, on a free press release website, unless it has been subsequently retraced: http://www.briefingwire.com/pr/sec-charges-carson-block-...

Sino-Forest Corp. has published new documents in the company's data room that it believes refute the claims by Muddy Waters LLC that one of the companies it has done business with is actually a subsidiary of Sino-Forest. Muddy Waters, which is run by Carson Block, said that a company known as...

According to analyst Richard Kelertas of Dundee Securities, Muddy Waters Research, the short-selling firm that has uncovered a number of frauds in the Chinese reverse merger space, pre-marketed its bearish report on Sino-Forest Corp. (TSE:TRE) prior to releasing it to the public. This report has...

PREVIEW: Muddy Waters to appear on CNBC at noon. Muddy Waters reports on Chinese reverse-merger stocks. Related tickers include: DYP, CBEH, CCME, DEER, CHGS, RINO, DGW, CHBT, SCOK, CVVT, BORN, and CSKI. More information can be found

Muddy Waters Research reports Fushi Copperweld (NASDAQ: FSIN) discloses in 10-K filed before the open "Techniques Employed by Manipulative Short Sellers".

Muddy Waters Research, which has accurately accused Chinese reverser merger companies such as RINO International (PINK:RINO) and China MediaExpress (NASDAQ: CCME) of fraud, is now targeting Duoyuan Global Water Inc. (NYSE: DGW). The firm issued a Sell rating on the stock today with an estimated...

Today, Duoyuan Global Waters (NYSE: DGW) shares trade over 20% lower from Friday's close after Muddy Waters Research released a negative report on the company. Muddy Waters recommends a "Strong Sell" on DGW after extensive research on DGW's revenues. The report estimates Douyuan's actual revenue...

Muddy Waters Research is reiterating its strong sell rating on China MediaExpress Holdings (NASDAQ: CCME) after the company responded back to the claims that Muddy Waters made that the Chinese advertising company was a fraud. In the note, Muddy Waters writes, "Muddy Waters, LLC has reviewed the...