City sharks’ £3bn bet on the High St crisis worsening

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CITY fatcats have bet nearly £3billion on Britain’s high street crisis worsening.

INVESTORS borrow shares in a given company from someone who owns them.

The stock is immediately sold on the open market. The investor is gambling on the share price falling – perhaps they think the firm is overvalued or has tough times ahead.

If this happens, the investor buys the stock