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In the wake of the Moody's report, Mr. Webb joked that perhaps the firm could rename itself "Moody Waters," referring to the short-seller Muddy Waters, whose research alleging wrongdoing at some Chinese companies led to a major selloff of their shares.

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Kynikos Associates short-seller James Chanos has been predicting for two years that a crash is imminent.

China Risks Being Next Property-Bubble Blow Up Bob Davis 2011

Spreadtrum's shares fell as much as 34% Tuesday after short-seller Muddy Waters Research disclosed that it had taken a bearish position in the stock, citing "high risk of material misstatement in the reported financials" in an email.

Traders Blitz Spreadtrum Communications Chris Dieterich 2011

That added to a near-20% drop Monday—the biggest one-day decline since it listed in 2005—which came amid market speculation that a negative report would be issued by Muddy Waters, a short-seller with a corporate registration in Hong Kong.

China Yurun Shares Slide Kate O'Keeffe 2011

That added to a near-20% drop Monday—the biggest one-day decline since it listed in 2005—which came amid market speculation that a negative report would be issued by Muddy Waters, a short-seller with a corporate registration in Hong Kong.

China Yurun Shares Slide Kate O'Keeffe 2011

Sino-Forest executives have strongly defended the company ever since Muddy Waters LLC, a prominent, China-focused short-seller, made its initial allegations of fraud in June.

Sino-Forest Weighs Sale Ben Dummett 2011

Harbin Electric Inc. denied report by short-seller Citron Research that questioned the chief executive's proposal to take the Chinese company private, saying the allegations contained "factual errors" and "out-of-context information."

Chinese Firm Denies Short-Seller Allegations Tess Stynes 2011

Muddy Waters—the research house run by short-seller Carson Block —released a report on Shanghai-based Focus Media shortly after markets opened in New York Thursday.

Muddy Picture May Clear on Chinese Stocks Duncan Mavin 2012

A lot of these companies are in the U.S. market, and now all of a sudden because of some short-seller attack and allegations, a lot of companies have some problems.

Audit Chief Faces China Risks Duncan Mavin 2011

Kynikos Associates short-seller James Chanos has been predicting for two years that a crash is imminent.

China Risks Being Next Property-Bubble Blow Up Bob Davis 2011