We Have Never Seen Anything Like Bill Ackman's Dizzying Takedown Of Herbalife...
Activist investor Bill Ackman, the CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, gave an epic presentation on his latest short — Herbalife. Ackman, whose hedge fund has an "enormous" short position,...
View ArticleHERBALIFE: We Are 'Not An Illegal Pyramid Scheme'
Herbalife has responded to hedge fund manager Bill Ackman's epic three-hour long presentation of his short thesis for the company calling it a "malicious attack."Ackman, who has an "enormous" short...
View ArticleHedge Funds Have Had A Lousy Ten Years
The Economist, without doubt my favorite weekly magazine (or newspaper as they refer to themselves) has brought its clear thinking and analytical skills to hedge fund returns. As usual they’ve provided...
View ArticleMeet Bill Ackman's Star Analyst Who Helped Put Together A Masterpiece...
Activist investor Bill Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, gave a blistering three-hour long presentation in Midtown Manhattan yesterday about his short position on Herbalife. He...
View ArticleHedge Fund Billionaire Paul Singer May Have To Pay For His Brief Stint As A...
Ghana lost $7.6 million dollars in revenue while Argentina's naval vessel, the ARA Libertad, took up prime real estate in Tema Port. Now, MercoPress reports the country may seek retribution from the...
View ArticleHerbalife Is Hosting An Analyst Day To Try To Rebut Ackman's Devastating...
This just in from Herbalife after Bill Ackman's brutal takedown presentation yesterday...LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) will host an analyst day the week of January 7th, 2013...
View ArticleBill Ackman's Exhaustive Website Taking On Herbalife Is LIVE
Activist investor Bill Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, has officially launched a website about his short thesis on Herbalife. The website features documents, promotional...
View ArticleBill Ackman Wants You To See What Herbalife Nutrition Clubs Really Look Like...
Activist investor Bill Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, has just unveiled his website taking on Herbalife, a multi-level marketing company that sells weight loss and nutrition...
View ArticleHedge Fund Investors Have Another Horrible Year -- They'd Be Much Better Off...
Hedge funds have had another lousy year, to cap a disappointing decadeWHEN it comes to brainboxes, the name "Nobel" has a certain ring. But news that the Nobel Foundation plans to increase its...
View ArticleA Firm That's Been Investing With SAC Capital Since The 90s Just Pulled Out...
Titan Advisors, a wealth management firm that's been investing with SAC Capital is ending their relationship with the hedge fund, The Wall Street Journal reports.Clients told the Journal that the firm,...
View ArticleJIM CHANOS: Investors Need To Be Careful Of Companies That Fall Right Off A...
Jim Chanos has been a golden boy of the short-selling game since his Baldwin Piano call in 1983. So when he started dishing to Barron's about his observations about the value investing game over the...
View ArticleThe Majorly Bullish Wall Street Analyst Who Is Also A Distributor Drops Her...
Interesting...B Riley Caris analyst Linda Bolton Weiser, who is an Herbalife distributor and also covers the company for her firm, dropped coverage on Monday of the multi-level marketing company that...
View ArticleHedge Funder Whitney Tilson Is Short A 'Tiny Smidge' Of Herbalife
Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson, who runs T2 Partners and is friends with Bill Ackman, said that he is short Herbalife, ValueWalk first reported citing an email. Tilson said that Ackman's 342-slide...
View ArticleA Big Semiconductor Stock That David Einhorn Owns Is Getting Slammed (MRVL)
Shares of chip company Marvell Technology are getting whacked today after a federal jury found that the company has to pay $1.17 billion in damages for patent infringements.Marvell shares were last...
View Article14 Quotes From Jim Chanos That Show Why He's The Most Successful Short-Seller...
Back in the 1980's, Jim Chanos made a name for himself by shorting Baldwin United.He now runs his own hedge fund, Kynikos Associates, where he famously shorted Enron before its collapse. We've put...
View ArticleBill Ackman Steps Up His Attack With Google Ads For The Term 'Herbalife'
Hedge fund titan Bill Ackman, the CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, appears to be taking his battle with Herbalife, which he calls a "pyramid scheme", to another level. If you...
View ArticleBuffett Is Still Crushing That Bet He Made Against Two Hedge Fund Managers In...
It's 2013, and that means that Warren Buffett is 5 years into a bet he made against two hedge fund managers at New York based fund Protege Partners.Back in 2008, Buffett told Ted Seides and Jeffrey...
View ArticleThe Best Thing About Having A Big Mouth On Wall Street
On Wall Street, investors and money managers usually like to keep the things they do pretty quiet. Tons of super successful people like Tom Steyer, Louis Bacon, and Bruce Kovner eschew the spotlight...
View ArticleJohn Paulson Could Be Added To Another Lawsuit Over Goldman Sachs' Abacus Deal
According to court filings, bond insurer ACA Financial is asking to revise its complaint against Goldman Sachs to include hedge fund manager John Paulson as a defendant, Bloomberg reports.This all has...
View ArticleThe 100 Most Successful Hedge Funds Of 2012
The February 2013 edition of Bloomberg Markets Magazine features its ranking of the top 100 large hedge fund managers in the world.Unlike last year when the most successful hedge funds were a variety...
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