William Ackman
Bill Ackman runs hedge fund Pershing Square Capital, which he started in 2003 following the dissolution of Gotham Partners.
Ackman is a value investor with an activist bent. Activist investors agitate management for changes. He owns large positions in Target (NYSE: TGT) and Borders (NYSE: BGP). He has also been involved in activist situations at Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).
Ackman proved his acumen as a short seller in 2007/2008 as short positions he held in MBIA (NYSE: MBI) and Ambac (NYSE: ABK) proved to be big winners due to the credit crunch.
In July 2008, Ackman said he was short the common stock of Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE). Ackman also laid out a plan to reorganize the GSEs, which would wipe out the common shareholders.
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Market Wrap: Housing Starts Lag Permits; Icahn Modifies Dell Bid; Takeover Chatter Hits Nokia
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Ackman's Pershing Square Says Herbalife (HLF) Refuses to Release Sales Data, Calls for Probe
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Is Bill Ackman Covering his Herbalife (HLF) Short Quietly? DA Davidson Opines
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Herbalife (HLF) Bear Case in Tatters - DA Davidson
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Is the Herbalife (HLF) Squeeze Forcing Ackman to Sell CP (CP) Prematurely?
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Herbalife (HLF) Hires New Auditor to Ackman's Chagrin
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Shorts Buried in MLM Companies (HLF) (USNA) (NUS)
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Investors Brace for Epic Herbalife (HLF) Short Squeeze
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The Hispanic Community is Not Happy with Herbalife (HLF)
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Third Point's Loeb Said to Joke About Ackman's Research on Herbalife (HLF)
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Ackman Doesn't Address Herbalife (HLF) at Ira Sohn
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Herbalife (HLF) on Watch Ahead of Bill Ackman Ira Sohn Presentation
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Ackman Finds a Few more 'Friends' in J.C. Penney (JCP)
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Ackman's Pershing Square Goes Big Into Mondelez (MDLZ), Filing Shows after Confidential Treatment Withdrawn
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UPDATE: DA Davidson Upgrades Herbalife (HLF) to Buy; Boosts PT Up to $78
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Herbalife (HLF) Bet Was a Big Winner for Third Point in Q1
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Herbalife's (HLF) Fate Continues to Be Dominated by Outside Forces
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Herbalife (HLF) Still Has One Fan, Regardless of Market Chatter/Auditor Resignations
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Neither Bill Ackman or Carl Icahn Involved in Insider Trading on Herbalife (HLF)
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Herbalife (HLF) Auditor Resigns After Providing Insider Information
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Buy Herbalife! Ackman's Foresight Under Fire Following JCPenney (JCP) Shakeup
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Ackman Says Herbalife (HLF) Was First Case of 'Sniping' Among Fund Managers
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Herbalife (HLF) CEO Johnson Receives 'Max Compensation' in FY12
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Pershing Square Claws for 6% Gain in Q1
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Tough Pill to Swallow: Icahn Up Slightly on Herbalife (HLF) Amid $600M+ Bet
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Herbalife (HLF) Brushes Off Latest Ack-Attack as 'Nothing New'
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Ackman's Pershing Square Compares Herbalife (HLF) to Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing
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Market Wrap: New Pope Elected; Dow Streak Hits 9, S&P is Next; A BlackBerry Surprise!
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Short Seller Sues Banks, Icahn Over Support of Herbalife (HLF) (BAC) (JPM)
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Ackman Breathes Easier as Major Consumer Group Calls for FTC Investigation of Herbalife (HLF)
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Herbalife (HLF) Cuts Ties With Online Recruitment Sites in Effort to Thwart Ackman
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It's a Carl Icahn Market
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Herbalife (HLF) Director Accuses Ackman of 'Throwing Rocks' to Support Short
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Ackman's Flagship Fund Slips 0.1% in Feb.; JCPenney (JCP), Herbalife (HLF) Didn't Help
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Top 10 News Items for 02/25 - 03/01: Investors Love/Hate Groupon; Best Buy Not Bought; Icahn Becomes Vitamin Salesman
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Icahn Adds Up $230M to War Chest to Squeeze Ackman's Brains Out in Herbalife (HLF)
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Carl Icahn Discusses Herbalife (HLF) Director Deal and Bashes Ackman
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Icahn Wants to Buy More Herbalife (HLF), Doesn't Share Same Criticisms as Ackman
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Pershing Square's Ackman Caught Between Rock and Hard Place (HLF) (JCP)
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Herbalife (HLF) Active Into Conf. Call; Will Ackman Get Questions Answered?
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Loeb Sells Portion of Herbalife (HLF) Position, But Still Maintains Stake
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Cramer Opines on Icahn's Herbalife (HLF) Disclosure; Still Not Taking Sides
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Carl Icahn Unleashes Dogs of War in Herbalife (HLF) Battle
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Herbalife (HLF) Surges as Icahn Gets Long
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FMR LLC Sells Over 2M Herbalife (HLF) Shares
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UPDATE: Herbalife (HLF) Won't Issue Response to Ackman's Questions, Not an Investor - FBN's Gasparino
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StreetInsider.com Pre-Open Movers 02/14: (STZ) (HNZ) (ANGI) Higher; (AFFY) (CTL) (WTW) Lower (more...)
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Streetinsider.com After-Hours Movers 2/13: (ANGI) (GE) (Z) Higher; (STMP) (WTW) (CTL) Lower (more...)
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Herbalife (HLF) Volatile on Ackman Comments
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Herbalife (HLF), J. C. Penney (JCP) on Watch Ahead of Harbor Investment Conference
