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Below are the major changes in short interest in NYSE listed companies comparing the figures on September 28 with those on September 14.
Largest Short Positions
Company Short Interest
Ford (F) 177.6 million
Qwest (Q) 84.3 milion
AMD (AMD) 76.4 million
Countrywide (CFC) 76.1 million
GE (GE) 65.9 million
Time Warner (TWX) 64.9 million
Best Buy (BBY) 62.3 million
Tenet Health 57.4 million
GM (GM) 56.5 million
Home Depot (HD) 55.6 million
Micron (MU) 54.3 million
EMC (EMC) 52.8 million
Sprint (S) 51.7 million
Altria (MO) 51.2 million
Largest Increases In Short Position
Company Increase
Excelon Up 12.5 million
Circuit City (CC) Up 11.6 million
Solectron Up 10.9 million
GE Up 6.1 million
EMC Up 5.6 million
AT&T (T) Up 5.4 million
Spint Up 3.9 million
Largest Decreases In Short Interest
Company Decrease
Ford Down 13.6 million
National Semi Down 12.1 million
Home Depot Down 8.2 million
AMD Down 8.1 million
JP Morgan (JPM) Down 5.2 million
Morgan Stanley (MS) Down 4.8 million
Data from NYSE and WSJ
Douglas A. McIntyre
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