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Billionaires Get Nasty in Epic Icahn vs. Ackman Confrontation

January 25, 2013 3:01 PM EST

On a slow Friday afternoon, investors around the world paused their normal activities to listen in on what turned out to be one of the most intense, ruthless, and jaw-dropping interviews in Wall Street history.

CNBC invited Pershing Square's Bill Ackman on for an interview over multi-level marketing (MLM) company Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), a stock he thinks is worthless, as well as to clarify comments made earlier in the week about a debt owed by activist investor Carl Icahn. Coincidentally, Icahn... More

Carl Icahn has taken a stake in Herbalife (HLF) - Reports

January 16, 2013 2:57 PM EST

Dow Jones reporting Carl Icahn has taken a stake in Herbalife (NYSE: HLF). This would confirm last week's report in the New York Post.... More

Herbalife (HLF) Pops on More Icahn Rumors

January 16, 2013 2:54 PM EST

Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) moving to the highs on rumors Carl Ichan has taken a stake. This was also rumored last week.... More

Ackman Ready for "Counterattack" on Herbalife (HLF) as Short Bet Turns Against Him

January 15, 2013 3:06 PM EST

With shares of Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) up 85 percent from recent lows and his short bet getting dangerously close to being underwater, Bill Ackman is apparently ready to fight back.

FOX Business Network (FBN) Senior Correspondent Charlie Gasparino reports that founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management Bill Ackman is planning to launch a "counterattack."
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Herbalife (HLF) Continues Higher on 'Squeeze'; Shorts Look to Regain Control

January 15, 2013 10:00 AM EST

The short squeeze in Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) continues ahead of an expected positive fourth quarter pre-announcement and update on the company's remaining $950 million share buyback authorization.

Yesterday D.A. Davidson's analyst Timothy Ramey said he is predicting the "Mother of all Short Squeezes... More

'Mother of all Short Squeezes' Could Punish Ackman and Other Herbalife (HLF) Shorts

January 14, 2013 12:21 PM EST

If DA Davidson's analyst Timothy Ramey is correct then Bill Ackman could be in big trouble with his Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) short bet.

Ramey predicts the Mother of all Short Squeezes (MOASS) in the stock. We're talking Volkswagen here folks.

The analyst notes a few things that could trigger the squeeze. First, he notes the stock is... More

Herbalife (HLF) 'Relief Rally' Continues as Shorts Take Larger Positions

January 14, 2013 10:55 AM EST

Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) is moving higher once again today following much-publicized remarks from Pershing Square's Bill Ackman in December and disclosure of a large 8.2 percent stake by Ackman peer Dan Loeb of Third Point last week.

Today's move might be attributed... More