Michael Burry of "The Big Short" said he wasn't surprised Alex Karp "cannot crack a simple 13F" after Palantir's CEO panned his bet against the stock.

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Michael Burry's short of the U.S housing market is depicted in the 2015 film, The Big Short, along with the 2010 novel written by Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine. This is how Burry came to be known as Wall Street's "Big Short" investor.

Barrick Mining Corp. boosted its quarterly dividend and expanded a share buyback program after bullion’s record-breaking rally. The gold producer also said it’s undertaking an operational review.