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Herbalife Under Fire from California Congresswoman

Posted: June 14, 2013 at 11:10 am

U.S. Representative Linda Sanchez has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting that the agency begin an investigation into allegations that Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is a ...
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Analyst Defends Hebalife After Nielsen Study: Big Upside Ahead Against Ackman

Posted: June 12, 2013 at 10:30 am

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) has been nothing short of a battleground stock for short sellers and active traders looking for oversold bargains for a half-year now. It appears the company ...
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Dell’s Board of Directors Snubs Icahn Bid

Posted: June 5, 2013 at 10:10 am

A special committee of the board of directors of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) this morning recommended that the company’s shareholders accept the merger agreement being offered by founder and CEO ...
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Herbalife Stock Halted Briefly as New Audit Firm Named

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 12:29 pm

Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) were halted briefly shortly before noon today as we all waited breathlessly for news. When the new arrived, well, how exciting can a new ...
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Dell Seeks More Information from Icahn on Takeover Bid

Posted: May 20, 2013 at 7:50 am

The board of directors at Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is either satisfied with the $13.65 per share offer that it already has accepted from founder and CEO Michael Dell and ...
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Icahn Wins One, Loses One at Transocean Shareholder Meeting

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 2:12 pm

Activist investor Carl Icahn had proposed that the world’s largest offshore drilling firm, Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG), pay shareholders a one-time dividend of $4 a share and to replace 3 ...
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Dell Earnings Likely Slammed by Sour Computer Market

Posted: May 16, 2013 at 2:25 pm

When Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) reports earnings after markets close today, no one is expecting much. The company was originally scheduled to report earnings on May 21st but moved the ...
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Why Dell Trades at a Merger Arbitrage Discount

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 12:50 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is in the midst of what would be one of the largest go-private transactions ever. The PC giant and IT services provider is releasing its quarterly ...
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Among Actively Traded Stocks, Short Interest Doubles in Apple

Posted: May 10, 2013 at 7:35 am

We have tracked the key short interest changes as of April 30 in these large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. ...
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Herbalife Earnings Provide No Ammunition for Longs or Shorts

Posted: April 29, 2013 at 4:45 pm

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) reported first quarter 2013 results after the markets closed today. The nutrition and weight loss company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.27 on ...
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Activists and Short Sellers Brace for Herbalife Corporate Earnings

Posted: April 29, 2013 at 9:50 am

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is a true battleground stock, and the short seller versus activist investor war is about to heat up all over again. This will be a key ...
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How J.C. Penney Could Start the Fall of Bill Ackman (JCP, MBI, TGT, WEN, AAPL, CP, HLF, VNO)

Posted: April 11, 2013 at 7:45 am

There has always been a Wall St. trend for the spotlight to shine on the smartest guy in the room at any given time. Whether they be one hit wonders ...
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Addressing the Unusual Netflix Trading

Posted: April 3, 2013 at 11:00 am

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is playing a serious game of give back after it was the top S&P 500 stock in the first quarter. Shares doubled yet again during the ...
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What Does Icahn Want from the Best Speech Recognition Software Maker?

Posted: April 2, 2013 at 12:54 pm

Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a great company, and its Dragon Naturally Speaking has a handy lead in the world of speech-to-text software. It is fair to say that ...
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Is Too Much Value Priced in for The Hunger Games?

Posted: March 21, 2013 at 9:20 am

It is very frequent that companies get a boost from a novel series or from a movie series. It can be huge business. It can also be a sword that cuts two ...
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