Shortsellers betting on tougher economic conditions zeroed in on online grocer Ocado , Swedish property firm Fastighets AB Balder and French train maker Alstom in June, according to a report by data and tech firm Hazeltree.
Citigroup beat analysts' estimates for second-quarter profit on Friday as higher interest payments from borrowers partly countered a blow to its Wall Street businesses from a slump in trading.
For hundreds of thousands of ordinary Swedes, investing in one of their country's biggest landlords SBB was a sure bet for years. Now it is at the epicentre of a property crash that threatens to engulf the Nordic state's economy.
J.P. Morgan has become the latest major bank struggling to find Russian stocks linked to some client investments, adding to fears for investors still hoping to recoup some value from stranded assets in the country.