Brian Doherty of Reason magazine wonders Thursday whether the investigative business journalism web site Sharesleuth.com — which is funded by billionaire Mark Cuban — is actually insider trading.
Doherty wrote, “After all, he’s making money using knowledge he received through connections (with Carey, his employee) that the typical trader couldn’t easily know. And it’s just possible that some of Carey’s information may have come from some Samuel Waksal-like company insider, directly or indirectly, saying something to someone he isn’t legally allowed to say about his company. So I do wonder if insider-trading law mavens think a Justice Department investigation of Cuban is in order, and why or why not.”
“One thing I find objectionable about Sharesleuth is the canard that what this outfit does in any way benefits investors. It does not. It is purely a money-making operation, and it is not clear to me if it is effective even as that.”
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