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Pivotal Analyst On Herbalife–Vemma Comparison: Ackman 'Grasping At Straws'
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 1:44pm | 520Read More...Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) traded higher on Tuesday despite a letter from Pershing Square comparing the company to Vemma Nutrition. Vemma Nutrition was shut down by the FTC for operating a pyramid scheme late last month. Pivotal Research's Tim Ramey told Benzinga that Ackman...
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Bill Ackman's Pershing Square: Vemma Nutrition Company Has 'Structural Similarities' With Herbalife
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 1:10pm | 557Read More...The Federal Trade Commission shut down Vemma Nutrition in late August for operating a pyramid scheme. Pershing Square released a letter on Tuesday alleging the similarities between Vemma Nutrition and Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF). Shares of Herbalife were unfazed by the news, trading higher by more...
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All Of A Sudden, This Staples ETF Is A Hotbed For Activist Investors
Sunday, August 16, 2015 - 11:36am | 510Read More...Benzinga highlighted the PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage(ETF) (NYSE: PBJ) at the end of July as one of the leaders among sturdy consumer staples, exchange-traded funds. Although PBJ has traded slightly lower since that posting, the call has proven prescient because PBJ has become a bastion...
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No Surprise Here: Bill Ackman Is Following Nelson Peltz's Footsteps And Buying Mondelez
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 3:53pm | 404Read More...Shares of Oreo maker Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ) opened strong on Thursday on news that activist investor Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square has acquired a $5.5 billion stake in the company. Ackman is now the second activist investor to acquire a major stake in the company,...
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Bill Ackman's Latest Moves In Health Care & Some Other Positions From Q1
Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 9:54am | 347Read More...Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management’s equity portfolio continues to be highly concentrated, comprising only eight stocks. According to its latest 13F filing, the portfolio is focused on healthcare stocks (46 percent) and, to a lesser extent, on materials (31 percent)...
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Analyst Says Chance Of Adverse Herbalife FTC Finding 'Very Unlikely'
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 11:34am | 297Read More...Analysts at Pivotal Research Group said in a note that Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is an "excellent investment," rebuffing Pershing Square's European Slide Deck that was released Tuesday that again called into question the company's business model. Specifically, Pivotal Research...
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Bill Ackman Thinks Valeant Is 'Incredibly Disciplined,' And Says He'd Own McDonald's If 3G Capital Was In Charge
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 2:06pm | 547Read More...Pershing Square's Bill Ackman was recently interviewed by Bloomberg’s Stephanie Ruhle at the Harbor Investment Conference in New York on Wednesday. During the interview, Ackman talked about what he learned from Ray Dalio and shared his opinion on Zoetis Inc (NYSE: ZTS), Valeant...
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Morningstar Analyst Would Be 'Surprised' At Ackman Short In Whole Foods
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 2:06pm | 145Read More...Speaking to Benzinga, Morningstar Analyst Ken Perkins said that he would be surprised is Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman took a short position with Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM). Perkins explained that Whole Foods is a pretty strong company with good growth prospects...
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Hedge Fund Manager Says Ackman Shorting Whole Foods 'Doesn't Seem Likely'
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 1:32pm | 148Read More...Lemelson Capital Management Chief Investment Officer Rev. Emmanuel Lemelson told Benzinga that it doesn’t seem likely that Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman would take a short position in Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM). He said that Whole Foods would hardly be a sure thing to short...
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Imperial Capital Analyst Thinks Rumor Of Ackman Short In Whole Foods Is Unlikely
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 1:05pm | 130Read More...Imperial Capital Analyst Mitchell Pinheiro told Benzinga that he finds it hard to believe that Pershing Square’s CEO Bill Ackman would be “that stupid” to take a short position in Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM). “Why would you short the leader in the fastest-...
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Hedge Fund Manager Is 'Very Skeptical' Of Rumored Ackman Stake In Whole Foods
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 12:50pm | 119Read More...When asked about a rumor that Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman had taken a short position in Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM), Rand Strategic Partners Co-Founder Todd Sullivan told Benzinga that he was very skeptical. “In the past, his short positions like MBIA...
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Whitney Tilson On Bill Ackman's Short Position In Whole Foods: 'This Is One Of The Dumbest Rumors I've Ever Heard'
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 12:33pm | 217Read More...Speaking to Benzinga, Kase Capital Management Managing Partner Whitney Tilson said that a rumor of Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman taking a short position in Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) is “one of the dumbest rumors” he’s ever heard. Tilson said that he hasn...
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Bill Ackman 'Taking A Look' At Tesco, Without Any Help From Warren Buffett
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 4:17pm | 661Read More...After being crowned as the No. 1 hedge fund of 2014 by Bloomberg, Pershing Square Holdings CEO and founder Bill Ackman was on Bloomberg TV to discuss the drop in oil prices, investing in Tesco plc and McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) and the listing of Pershing Square Holdings in Amsterdam...
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Hedge Fund Manager: If Herbalife Had Nothing To Hide, It Would Sue Bill Ackman For Slander
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 2:53pm | 329Read More...When asked about Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman's accusations against Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF), Hedge Fund Manager and Rand Strategic Partners Founder Todd Sullivan said that if the company had nothing to hide, then it would be suing the activist investor for...
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Bill Ackman Thinks Herbalife Is A Company That 'Should Not Exist,' Will Miss Earnings 'Massively'
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 9:49am | 229Read More...The founder and CEO of 2014's No. 1 hedge fund, Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman, appeared on CNBC Wednesday and continued his long-standing criticism of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF). Ackman thought the company “should not exist” and is going to have a massive miss on earnings...
