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David Einhorn, President of Greenlight Capital, speaks at the 6th Annual New York Value Investing Congress in New York City, October 13, 2010.
David Einhorn, President of Greenlight Capital, speaks at the 6th Annual New York Value Investing Congress in New York City, October 13, 2010.
(Mike Segar/Reuters)

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David Einhorn’s iron ore death-blow

The world’s hottest hedge fund manager announced a new short position in iron ore that has major implications for the future of the Chinese economy and Canadian equity markets. If iron ore prices are set for a major fall, continued slower growth in China would cripple profit growth for Canadian mining companies.