Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, is one of the highest profile hedge funds in the world.
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September 3 - News
Tom Steyer, San Francisco hedge-fund billionaire and million-dollar donor to Democratic candidates -- including President Obama -- is something of a one-man Big Green with greater...
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August 30 - Hedge Funds
Michael Karsch is returning client money in his $1.8 billion hedge-fund firm after 13 years, saying he wants to take time to contemplate the next stage of his career, according...
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August 28 - Hedge Funds
Earlier this month, legendary corporate raider Carl Icahn announced via Twitter that he owned a stake in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL).
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August 28 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), Apple Inc.
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August 28 - News
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are assumed to be useless, old investment vehicles of a period lost to current times.
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August 28 - News
The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking Bill Ackman seriously.
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August 28 - Hedge Funds
Brushing off the criticism that has plagued his position for the last eight months, Ackman provides a detailed argument as to why Herbalife Ltd.
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August 23 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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August 22 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire George Soros is best known for his profitable macro investments, particularly in currency instruments, but his hedge fund Soros Fund Management engages in equity investments...
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August 21 - Hedge Funds
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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August 21 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSEARCA:GLD), US Airways Group, Inc.
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August 20 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Nuance Communications Inc.
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August 20 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Harbinger Group Inc (NYSE:HRG), Dell Inc.
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August 20 - Hedge Funds
Activist hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has received a lot of attention for his fund’s positions in J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) (long) and Herbalife Ltd.
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August 16 - Hedge Funds
Carl Icahn isn't the only billionaire investor with an appetite for Apple's stock.
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August 15 - Hedge Funds
Investors in Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.’s initial public offering are betting on billionaire hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb.
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August 14 - Hedge Funds
George Soros, the man who famously broke the Bank of England on Black Wednesday, earning more than $1 billion in profit on the trade, has been rumored to have taken a large stake...
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August 12 - Hedge Funds
If you'd ask most market participants, hedge funds are assumed to be slow, outdated financial tools of the past.
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August 9 - News
The hedge fund industry's political power players are taking sides in the New York City's mayoral race.
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August 8 - Hedge Funds
Sometimes, truth takes some time to emerge.
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August 7 - News
Hedge fund legend Carl Icahn is reportedly part of the original inspiration for Gordon Gekko, the ruthless antagonist in the 1987 film Wall Street.
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August 6 - Hedge Funds
George Soros recently took a large stake in Herbalife Ltd.
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August 5 - News
The closely watched battle of the hedge-fund billionaires over Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is about to get a lot nastier.
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August 5 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS), Herbalife Ltd.
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August 5 - Hedge Funds
Shares of retailer J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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August 3 - News
If you haven't been watching closely over the last few months, it'd be easy to miss: A battle of titans is being waged between some of the richest and most prominent investors...
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August 2 - News
Recently, there have been a lot of headlines revolving around some big names in the investing world.
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August 1 - News
More than 10,000 Americans reach the age of 65 every day and move the demographic needle further to a change in spending power, preferences and political clout.
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August 1 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Herbalife Ltd.
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August 1 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
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July 31 - Hedge Funds
This morning the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI)'s two big drug companies and a number of smaller drug-related companies announced earnings.
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July 30 - News
As you might already know, billionaire Bill Ackman bet $1 billion that Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF)stock would fall, based on the theory that Herbalife was a Ponzi scheme.
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July 30 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), UBS AG (ADR) (NYSE:UBS), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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July 29 - Hedge Funds
The first trading day of the week kicks off with Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) reporting quarterly results on Monday afternoon. Is Herbalife Ltd.
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July 27 - News
Shares of multi-level marketing giant Herbalife Ltd.
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July 26 - News
Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE:AVP) is selling its Silpada jewelry business.
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July 26 - News
Billionaire Carl Icahn was at CNBC's Delivering Alpha conference last week to tout his top ideas.
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July 25 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Dell Inc.
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July 24 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Herbalife Ltd.
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July 23 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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July 19 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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July 16 - Hedge Funds
The weight-loss industry is big.
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July 8 - News
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE:USNA) was in 14 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March.
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July 8 - News
Amiable stock market guru Jim Cramer seems to change his mind faster than I can keep up with the news flow.
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July 7 - News
Carl Icahn is currently the wealthiest man on Wall Street. Ranked 21st on the Forbes 400 list, this man is a lion of an investor.
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June 28 - News
A historic view of recurring themes in major wartime conflicts, our puzzling tendency to continuously overeat, and the pie-in-the-sky popularity of Charles Duhigg's The Power ...
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June 27 - News
Contrary to recent speculation, it doesn't appear that Bill Ackman’s fund, Pershing Square, is backing down from its big bet against multi-level marketing firm Herbalife Ltd...
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June 19 - News