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Icahn Now in Herbalife Fray?

Posted: January 10, 2013 at 7:49 am

Hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management and its CEO, William Ackman, made a lot of waves (and headlines) with Ackman’s takedown of Herbalife Inc. (NYSE: HLF). Calling the weight loss ...
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Murphy Oil Caves in to Daniel Loeb

Posted: October 16, 2012 at 9:02 am

The writing has been on the wall for a couple of weeks, ever since Third Point, the hedge fund managed by Daniel Loeb, announced that it had put together a ...
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Murphy Oil in Loeb’s Sights

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 12:35 pm

Dan Loeb’s hedge fund, Third Point LLC, has put together a “significant” stake in Murphy Oil Corp. (NYSE: MUR) and filed with the SEC to buy even more. Murphy today ...
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Thompson Quits as Yahoo! CEO, Replace by Levinsohn

Posted: May 13, 2012 at 2:31 pm

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) announced that embattled CEO Scott Thompson, who was caught lying about his resume just two weeks ago, has resigned. Ross Levinsohn was named interim chief executive officer. ...
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Third Point Lowers the Boom on Yahoo (YHOO, EBAY)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 1:04 pm

As promised, Daniel Loeb and his firm, Third Point LLC, have today sent a letter to Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) demanding that the Internet firm open its books and records ...
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