Famed Short-Seller Jim Chanos Says Tesla Headed for ‘Brick Wall’

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Chanos Says Tesla Is 'Structurally Unprofitable'
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Tesla Inc., a perennial target of short sellers, “is headed for a brick wall,” investor Jim Chanos said.

“Every bull market has its poster children,” the president and founder of hedge fund Kynikos Associates Ltd said at an event in Detroit. “Tesla is one of the bad ones.”