Hedge funds are betting against U.K. stocks — here’s why
[ad_1] The number of “short positions” taken by hedge funds against U.K. stocks has surged by 25% in the first five months of the year, as prominent U.K.-listed companies continue to be targeted in the aftermath of market turbulence generated by COVID-19. There were 1,569 short positions of at least 1% reported to the U.K.’s…