Swegen, I don’t believe that BP does this. As ruthless as BP can be about competition, I believe at the heart of every Pharma is the motivation to do well and change the world to the positive. Maybe I am niave. I don’t disparage everyone because a few Shrikeli’s and Perdue’s live in this world...they usually get what is due to them.
I believe, however, that hedge funds do do this and quite often. They usually get away with it which is why Gamestop is such a big deal and a model we should all be looking into and thinking about.