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Is Herbalife (HLF) Now a 'Sell the News' or a 'Short-Squeeze' Candidate?
January 10, 2013 12:26 PM ESTHerbalife (NYSE: HLF) is giving back earlier gains as the conference call has now concluded and CEO interview is over. With the stock up 65% from the post-Ackman lows, some are looking for a "sell the news" reaction with all the "good news" now out.... More
Does Dan Loeb Think Bill Ackman Has Lost His Touch? (HLF) (JCP)
January 10, 2013 11:05 AM ESTThey called Dan Loeb's long bet on Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) a slap in the face to fellow hedge fund investor and so-called friend Bill Ackman, who is massively short the stock. But it appears the rift goes further...
A story in the... More
Herbalife (HLF) Bars Ackman From Attending Today's Meeting - Gasparino
January 10, 2013 8:51 AM ESTWill Pershing Square's Bill Ackman show up at the Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) meeting today?
According to Fox Business Network's Charles Gasparino, no. Herbalife said Ackman "isn't an investor." Anyway, Gasparino notes that Ackman is on a scuba diving trip in Burma.... More
Is Activist Investor Carl Icahn Now Joining the Battle Over Herbalife (HLF)?
January 10, 2013 6:30 AM ESTThe battle for Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) may not be limited to just Third Point's Dan Loeb and Pershing Square's Bill Ackman.
According to the NY Post on Thursday, activist investor Carl Icahn might also have a long position in the supplements... More
Loeb Lays Out Argument in Favor of Herbalife (HLF)
January 9, 2013 3:31 PM ESTIn an investor letter today, Third Point's Dan Loeb made his argument in favor of Herbalife (NYSE: HLF). The letter follows news this morning that Third Point has accumulated an 8.2 percent stake in the multi-level marking company. The announcement stirred controversy in the hedge fund community and pits Loeb against his friend William Ackman, who claims Herbalife is a ponzi... More
Loeb doesn't think Herbalife (HLF) is a ponzi scheme, worth $55-$68
January 9, 2013 2:29 PM ESTIn letter, Dan Loeb said he doesn't think Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) is a ponzi scheme. Could be worth $55-$68 share.... More
Ackman Responds to Loeb on Herbalife (HLF), Welcomes Additional 'Sunlight to the Situation'
January 9, 2013 1:46 PM ESTBill Ackman's Pershing Square hedge fund issued a response after Dan Loeb's Third Point hedge fund built an 8.2% long position in Herbalife... More
Dan Loeb's Herbalife (HLF) Stake was Chapman's 'Big News'
January 9, 2013 10:34 AM ESTFBN's Charles Gasparino that the Dan Loeb stake in Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) was fellow hedge fund investor Robert Chapman's "big news".... More
Herbalife (HLF) trading paused for volatility
January 9, 2013 10:05 AM ESTHerbalife (NYSE: HLF) trading paused for volatility.... More
Herbalife (HLF) Gets Ack-Attacked
December 20, 2012 3:51 PM ESTHedge fund guru Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital has sunk his teeth into multi-level-marketing (MLM) company Herbalife (NYSE: HLF). Mr. Ackman disclosed he was short the stock on Wednesday, ahead of a presentation at today's Ira Sohn conference. At the conference, Mr. Ackman and two of his employees laid out a relentless, three-hour long attack on the company, which he calls a "pyramid scheme."
Shares of Herbalife, which were down... More
