Then the article is financial industry propaganda...
This company's SP has almost halved based on what? Back in the day when you had a contrarian investor who legitimately thought a stock was valued too high and he placed a short the practice may have had some merit. Shorting is nothing more than a pathetic manipulation tool nowadays.
Buffett probably says that to create a market for what he's selling.
AKE Price at posting:
$8.50 Sentiment: None Disclosure: Held