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Bears get political ...

The chief bear has written a powerfully argued opinion piece for the venerable Financial Times.

Carson Block - the founder of Muddy Waters Capital, the deep dive research-driven firm - argues Britain should use Brexit to scrap the short selling disclosure rules that the European Union created following the financial crisis.

Now, market participants tend to pay attention to what Block says given his strong track record for discovering frauds and dodgy activities at some of the world's largest listed companies...