Morgan and Goldman Caught in Their Shorts?

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Reuters had a nice piece on the investment banks and short-selling. Apparently they have not always had such a negative view of shorts. The basic point here is simple. There is nothing wrong with shorts. There is everything wrong with market manipulation, but there is no more reason to believe that this occurs on the down side than the upside.

--Dean Baker

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