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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TPG shutters SPAC after failing to find deal
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Palihapitiya to wind down two SPACs as choppy markets drag valuations
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Shima Capital Becomes Newest Member of BRAVO READY Funding Consortium
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PTPA LAUNCHES WINNERS ALLIANCE TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF WOMEN'S AND MEN'S TENNIS PLAYERS
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Ackman names Ryan Israel as Pershing Square's investment chief
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Shima Capital Debuts with $200 Million to Support Web3 Founders through "Crypto Bear Market"
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Discover Financial Services (DFS) still providing payment services to MindGeek - Ackman
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UPDATE: Hedge Fund Manager Ackman Blasts Visa (V) Over Pornhub Child Porn
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Ackman says rates should be 'materially higher' to kill inflation
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Bill Ackman Said Jay Powell Has Lost His Mojo
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Fed Chairman Powell has lost his mojo - Ackman
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Ackman Expects Hawkish Resolve From Fed's Powell
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Bill Ackman Cancels Pershing Square SPAC, Focuses on Pershing Square SPARC
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Bill Ackman to wind up SPAC, return $4 billion to investors
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Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. Releases Letter to Shareholders
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CEOs are Losing Confidence Due to High Inflation, Bill Ackman Says
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Bill Ackman Says Bond Market is Misreading the Fed, Inflation is Out of Control and Fed May Ramp Up Hawkish Commentary
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The bond market is misreading the Fed, says Bill Ackman
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Analysis-Nerve-racking week leaves bond investors calling for fast rate hikes
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With blistering inflation and hawkish Fed, bond investors push for safety
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Ackman Calls for 75 or 100 bps Hike from Fed Tomorrow
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100 bps tomorrow, in July and thereafter would be better - Ackman
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Market confidence can be restored if the Fed takes aggressive action - Ackman
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Howard Hughes Corp. (HHC) Appoints Linda Foggie to its Board
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THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION® ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF LINDA FOGGIE TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Some hedge funds face steep losses after betting on hot sectors
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Stock rally fanned by hopes of Fed 'past peak hawkishness'
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Bill Ackman Says Fed Must Aggressively Raise Rates Now to Combat Inflation or Economy Will Collapse
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Inflation is out of control... the only way to stop today's raging inflation is with aggressive monetary tightening or with a collapse in the economy - Bill Ackman
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Depoliticizing Corporate America: Strive Asset Management Launches To Advance Excellence Capitalism Over ‘Stakeholder Capitalism’
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Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Announces First Quarter 2022 Investor Call
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Wall St ends down as Powell plops 50 bps rate hike on table
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Bill Ackman Exits Netflix (NFLX) Position, Books a $400 Million Loss
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Ackman gives up on Netflix, taking $400 million loss as shares tumble
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Ackman gives up on Netflix, taking $400 million loss as shares tumble
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Black Crow AI Raises $25 Million Series A Financing to Make Enterprise-Grade Machine Learning Available to All
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Pershing Square's Ackman retiring from 'vocal' activist life
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Bill Ackman to abandon public battles for quieter investment approach - FT
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Ackman's Pershing Square takes new stake in Canadian Pacific
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Digital Infrastructure Inc. Announces $9 Million of Funding to Further Support Development of DIMO Network & App Ecosystem
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Equities-focused hedge funds end January down
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Bill Ackman made nearly $4 billion betting on the economy’s swift shutdown and fevered reopening - WSJ
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Netflix (NFLX) CEO Hastings Buys ~$20 Million in Stock Following Sell-Off, Ackman's Big Bet
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Early data show January losses for stock picking hedge funds
