JRPGfan said: What happends if a news site makes up rumors, that causes stocks in company to drop? |
If Sony can prove that Bloomberg published disinformation to manipulate stock then they do have a case. Shorting stocks and then trying to manipulate it's price downward is illegal.
More info on that practice: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/shortanddistort.asp
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