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Re: Nikola Motor- the next Theranos?
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2020, 12:13:21 am »
Party like it's 1929..... :o
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Re: Nikola Motor- the next Theranos?
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2020, 12:50:34 am »
They are the best at making cool looking 3D models of cars.
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Re: Nikola Motor- the next Theranos?
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2020, 01:13:32 am »
It took me a few milliseconds to realize the news was not about Tesla.
 

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Re: Nikola Motor- the next Theranos?
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2020, 01:32:37 am »
Hands down the best name I've seen for this type of "find a fraud, short sell the crap out of it, publish your findings" firms.

Oh the humanity!
 
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Re: Nikola Motor- the next Theranos?
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2020, 01:54:33 am »
What can I say?
Poor Nikola Tesla must be spinning in his grave.
 

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Re: Nikola Motor- the next Theranos?
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2020, 03:08:44 am »
https://hindenburgresearch.com/nikola/

I wonder if Trevor Milton has ever thought of running for POTUS?
His statements are somehow, vaguely familiar!  ;D
 

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Re: Nikola Motor- the next Theranos?
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2020, 07:05:58 am »
Their shares doing surprisingly well (still), it seems.  :-/O

 

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Re: Nikola Motor- the next Theranos?
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2021, 02:59:15 pm »
 

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Re: Nikola Motor- the next Theranos?
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2021, 04:23:11 pm »
What can I say?
Poor Nikola Tesla must be spinning in his grave.

Cue the next fraudster, who will claim to generate electricity from that...
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Re: Nikola Motor- the next Theranos?
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2021, 06:16:05 pm »
An amusing summary:

Believe it or not, pointy haired people do exist!
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Re: Nikola Motor- the next Theranos?
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2021, 07:03:31 pm »
That's a very good one.
 

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Re: Nikola Motor- the next Theranos?
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2021, 07:17:48 am »
quote: "the 39-year-old billionaire"

So this stunt still brought in some money, it seems.

And this story also shows how fraudulent most stock valuations are.
 


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