https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-results-shorts/tesla-shares-spike-dealing-short-sellers-a-1-1-billion-loss-idUSKBN1KN2QM >Tesla Inc shares soared as much as 15 percent on Thursday, a day after the electric car maker reported surprisingly strong earnings, and financial analytics firm S3 Partners said short-sellers were slammed with more than $1.1 billion in paper losses on the day.