BlackRock Lends 46 Million Shares as Shorts Target Toshiba

BlackRock Inc., the third-biggest owner of the embattled Japanese company, indicated in a report to the finance ministry that there’s been a huge increase in the stock it has out on loan. The world’s largest money manager said about 46 million Toshiba shares owned by its units, or about one-fifth of its total stake, are temporarily being held by others.