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Turns Out David Einhorn Did Have A Position In Herbalife
Ever since Bill Ackman announced that he was shorting multi-level marketing nutrition company Herbalife, the Street has wondered if his fellow activist investor, David Einhorn had taken a position as...
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Undercover Mole Has Implicated Another Former SAC Capital Trader In An...
Dipak Patel, a former SAC Capital portfolio manager, has been fingered by a mole, says the WSJ.The undercover informant has told federal investigators that she passed confidential information to the...
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The 10 Hedge Funds With The Biggest Stakes In Apple (AAPL)
Tech giant Apple posted disappointed earnings results yesterday and missed analysts' expectations pretty much across the board. The stock, which has been a hedge fund favorite for quite some time, was...
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Warren Buffett Is Crushing Some Hedge Funders In A 'Million Dollar' Bet He...
In 2008, "Oracle of Omaha" Warren Buffett and some hedge fund guys made a wager that's been dubbed the "Million-Dollar Bet." In sum, Buffett's wager against the hedge funders is that over a period of...
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A Few Months Ago, Whitney Tilson Gave A Presentation That Predicted The Huge...
Shares of Netflix are ripping today after the video rental and streaming company posted a surprise profit in the fourth-quarter.The stock is trading up more than 37%.Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson,...
View ArticleA Guy Took Out This Ad In The New York Times Telling Bill Ackman To 'Get A Life'
A man from Cincinnati took out an ad in the New York Times telling hedge fund titan Bill Ackman to "get a life." Here's a copy that's being passed around on Twitter: "Ackman get a life." Small space ad...
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Carl Icahn Went On A Rampage Against Bill Ackman On TV
At this point, the feud between Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman is legendary, but it's rare that either of the two parties actually talk about it.Today, we got lucky.Icahn was on Bloomberg TV with Trish...
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Roller Derby Girl Says She's Going To Knock Ackman Down If Herbalife Goes Under
A roller derby girl named Jillian Bellovary (a.k.a. "Big Banger"), who is a regular user of Herbalife, has some harsh words for hedge fund manager Bill Ackman if the company goes under.She wrote the...
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The Greatest Hedge Fund Brawl In Ages Is Happening Right Now — Here's What...
Everyone has been talking about the hedge fund war over Herbalife — a multi-level marketing firm that sells weight loss and nutrition products.One one side we have hedge fund titan Bill Ackman, the...
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Bill Ackman And Carl Icahn Just Brawled On CNBC In The Greatest Moment In...
Activist investor Bill Ackman, the founder of $12 billion Pershing Square Capital Management, and billionaire investor Carl Icahn brawled moments ago on CNBC's "Halftime Report" hosted by Scott...
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The 5 Most Brutal Zingers That Carl Icahn Said To Bill Ackman On CNBC
Activist investor Bill Ackman and billionaire investor Carl Icahn just squared off in the best moment in financial television on CNBC's "Half Time Report".The epic feud between these two titans goes...
View ArticleEvery Hedge Fund Manager In The World Is Probably Mad At George Soros Right Now
Everyone knows that overall hedge fund performance has been lackluster since the financial crisis, but there are differing explanations as to why.Last week, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, George...
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Lessons In Hubris From The Herbalife Spectacle
“I beseech thee, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.” ~ Oliver Cromwell, to the General Assembly of KirkIt’s interesting when traders (and investors) blow up. Sometimes you...
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UPDATED: Shares Of Herbalife And Nu-Skin Are Getting Crushed
UPDATE 1: CNBC's Herb Greenberg, citing an unnamed source, reports that the FTC's press conference about an allegedly illegal pyramid scheme does not have to do with Herbalife. UPDATE 2: The Kentucky...
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Nassim Taleb Loved The Ackman-Icahn Blowout
Nassim Taleb is known for thinking outside the box, so when he gives his take one something, the Street expects to hear something fresh.This afternoon he was on CNBC and, since everyone is talking...
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The Economist Is Calling Dan Loeb The 'Happiest Hedge Funder' At Davos
The World Economic Forum at Davos isn't necessarily a winner-loser kind of conference... but competition is human nature.Perhaps that's why The Economist couldn't resist calling out a win for activist...
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Shares Of Herbalife Are Back Below The Pre-Ackman Short Levels (HLF)
Shares of Herbalife, which has been one of the most controversial stocks lately, have fallen below the pre-Ackman short levels. Herbalife's stock fell $3.57, or 8.19%, to close at $40.02 a share...
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The Hedge Fund Manager That Impounded Argentina's Ship Is Now Going To War...
If you were looking for a break from the drama surrounding Herbalife, Bill Ackman, and Carl Icahn, look no further.Hedge fund Elliott Management has decided to take its battle to overhaul energy...
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Herbalife Buys 'Real Bill Ackman' Domain Names That Could Be Used In...
Last month, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, the CEO of Pershing Square, attacked Herbalife, the multi-level marketing firm that sells nutrition products.Now the company appears to be stepping up its...
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Hedge Fund Billionaire Paul Singer Gives Bernanke A 'D' Grade
Morgan Stanley's high profile hedge fund conference is happening right now at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida. The annual conference has attracted some of the biggest names in the industry,...
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