Elon Musk derides SEC as 'Shortseller Enrichment Commission'

Published October 4, 2018 9:05pm ET



A Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit hasn’t convinced Elon Musk to stop starting trouble on Twitter.

Just days after the agency reached a settlement with the founder of electric carmaker Tesla that allowed Musk to remain as chief executive officer, the outspoken inventor took to the social media platform to mock the regulator as the “Shortseller Enrichment Commission.”

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