Is Activist Investor Carl Icahn Now Joining the Battle Over Herbalife (HLF)?

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Is Herbalife (HLF) Now a 'Sell the News' or a 'Short-Squeeze' Candidate?

January 10, 2013 12:26 PM EST

Herbalife (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

Herbalife (HLF) Bars Ackman From Attending Today's Meeting - Gasparino

January 10, 2013 8:51 AM EST

Will 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

Loeb Lays Out Argument in Favor of Herbalife (HLF)

January 9, 2013 3:31 PM EST

In 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

UPDATE: SEC enforcement staff opens inquiry into Herbalife (HLF)

January 9, 2013 3:02 PM EST

(Updated - January 9, 2013 3:04 PM EST)

SEC enforcement staff opens inquiry into Herbalife (NYSE: HLF).

UPDATE - The inquiry might not result in action, according to Dow Jones, citing a person familiar.

Herbalife is down 0.4 percent on the session.... More

Hedge Funds Square Off in Epic Battle; Herbalife (HLF) Fate Hangs in Balance

January 9, 2013 10:48 AM EST

With friends like Dan Loeb, who needs enemies? That is probably what hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is thinking this morning after so-called pal Dan Loeb disclosed an 8.2 percent stake in Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), a company Ackman called a ponzi scheme. In December Ackman revealed a massive short... More

Loeb's Third Point LLC Shows New 8.24% Stake in Herbalife (HLF)

January 9, 2013 10:07 AM EST

In a 13G filing on Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), Dan Loeb's hedge fund Third Point LLC disclosed a 8.24%, or 8,900,000 share, stake in the company. The firm did not hold shares at the end of the latest quarter ending September 30, 2012.

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