Congress Members Shorted U.S. Stocks During the Financial Crisis: Report
May 05, 2010 at 00:23 AM EDT
Some members of Congress made risky bets with their own money that U.S. stocks or bonds would fall during the financial crisis, a Wall Street Journal analysis of congressional disclosures shows. According to The Journal’s analysis of congressional disclosures, investment accounts of 13 members of Congress or their spouses show bearish bets made [...]