Elon Musk Says Bill Gates has a $500 million short position in Tesla

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is irked at Bill Gates. He doesn’t see how Gates, a leading proponent of sustainable energy, could possibly sell Tesla’s stock short. And Musk says Gates is doing just that.

In a tweet on Friday night. Musk said he believes Gates has sold short $500 million shares of Tesla (ticker: TSLA), betting the stock will fall. He went on to ridicule Gates’ bodily girth–with a photo, an emoji, and a crude comment. He lost interest by Sunday, saying, he was “Moving on” from “making fun of Gates for shorting…

Source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/elon-musk-says-bill-gates-is-shorting-tesla-stock-51650835893?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo