Muddy Waters
| Born | April 4, 1913 |
| Hometown | Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States |
| Height | 5'9" (1.75m) |
| Spouse | Marva Jean Brooks |
| Children | Big Bill Morganfield, Mud Morganfield |
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Famous birthdays for April 4: Clive Davis, Robert Downey Jr.
Music producer Clive Davis turns 92 and actor Robert Downey Jr. turns 59, among the famous birthdays for April 4.
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Bob Corritore on playing with Muddy Waters sideman John Primer: 'It was completely on fire'
"Crawlin' Kingsnake" is the fourth album the Rhythm Room's Bob Corritore has made with Muddy Waters sideman John Primer from his sweet home, Chicago.
- BusinessBenzinga
Famous Short Seller's Commercial Real Estate Target Faces 'The Perfect Macro Storm' And Is 'At Risk Of Being Completely Wiped Out'
Negative headlines regarding commercial real estate are abundant, in large part because of high office vacancy rates lowering property values and high interest rates making the refinancing debt increasingly prohibitive. Famed short seller Carson Block, the founder of Muddy Waters Research, found what he believes to be an optimal way to place a bet against the sector. In a separate Dec. 6 report called "Here Comes the Cliff!", he revealed his firm is shorting the publicly traded Blackstone Mortga
- BusinessReuters
Canada's Fairfax Financial beats profit estimates on strong investment gains
Firming bets that central banks will cut rates this year are fuelling a stock market rally, which has driven strong gains on investments for companies with substantial exposure to equities. Fairfax's equity exposure drove net gains from investments to $2.13 billion in the fourth quarter, up from $1.09 billion last year. The earnings beat comes just a week after Muddy Waters said it had taken a short position in Fairfax, citing manipulation in its asset values.
- EntertainmentThe Clarion Ledger
National guitar exhibit underway at The MAX in Meridian. Here's what to know
A traveling national guitar exhibit opened recently at Meridian's The MAX, the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience.
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Canada's Fairfax denies Muddy Waters' short report in expanded rebuttal
The detailed counter comes days after the company's brief initial response to the report in which Muddy Waters had accused Fairfax of often engaging in "value destructive transactions" to produce accounting gains. Fairfax said Muddy Waters neither called it nor wrote to it, and instead released the report during its quiet period with its "one-sided, ill-informed allegations and insinuations in a transparent attempt to profit by short selling our stock". Publicly traded companies are typically
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Tales of the Toothpick: Marion County's Sam Jones was the first Black Major Leaguer to pitch a no-hitter
Feb. 10—MONONGAH — Wait'til next year. Now, the above is a baseball cliche, even more beat-up than your old Rawlings glove from Little League. Back then, though, it was a mantra and soothing balm for Chicago Cubs fans getting their tickets torn for a game—during those Technicolor afternoons in the mid-20th century at Wrigley Field which occasionally made the black-and-white newsreel. Cubs fans ...
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Muddy Waters shorts Canada's Fairfax Financial, alleges asset value manipulation
Short seller Muddy Waters has placed bets against the shares of Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial alleging manipulation in its asset values. Fairfax currently has a short interest of 0.65% of free float worth C$203.81 million ($151.36 million), with short sellers having made over C$21 million in paper profits so far today, according to data from Ortex. The Canadian company's insurance business has struggled to remain profitable even after the hurricane-related catastrophes in 2017, Muddy Wate
- BusinessReuters
CORRECTED-UPDATE 4-Muddy Waters shorts Canada's Fairfax Financial, alleges asset value manipulation (Feb 8)
Short seller Muddy Waters has placed bets against the shares of Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial alleging manipulation in its asset values. Fairfax currently has a short interest of 0.65% of free float worth C$203.81 million ($151.36 million), with short sellers having made over C$21 million in paper profits so far today, according to data from Ortex. The Canadian company's insurance business has struggled to remain profitable even after the hurricane-related catastrophes in 2017, Muddy Wate
- BusinessFinancial Post
Top headlines: Fairfax denies short seller Muddy Waters' 'allegations and insinuations'
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