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Source: Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.Since he made his presentation on the business practices of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) in China last Tuesday, Pershing Square Capital Management’s William Ackman has...
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Source: Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.In a terse press release Wednesday morning, Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) said that it has received a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) from the Federal Trade Commission...
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24/7 Wall St. takes a look at some of the stocks that are being or have been pushed and cajoled by activist investors. In many cases, the activist investors helped the smaller investors by...
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Shares of nutrition company Herbalife tumbled as much as 13% Thursday after Sen. Edward Markey asked the government to look into the company's business practices and whether the company is operating...
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Source: Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.Weight management and nutritional products company Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) filed amended documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Monday...
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Source: ThinkstockThe activist investor has been around forever on Wall Street. For years the portfolio managers and equity strategist at the big mutual fund companies were the ones that really could...
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Source: courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J. C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) has been a real pain in the backside of activist investor Pershing Square and other value and turnaround investors. This is Bill...
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Source: Courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.; photo by Chris RupertAs a fight between major J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) owner Bill Ackman and the balance of the firm’s board rages, the question too...
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Source: ThinkstockPershing Square Capital Management this morning filed a report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealing that it has purchased a 9.8% stake (about 20.55 million...
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Source: Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is accomplishing two key things this morning after its quarterly earnings report. The first key accomplishment is that the stock hit a new...
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Source: Courtesy United Parcel Service Inc.United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) cut its second-quarter and full-year earnings guidance this morning, citing overcapacity in the air freight market, a...
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Source: Adrian Pingstone, via Wikimedia CommonsFedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) may soon have a new friend and foe alike. Market rumors have been out on Tuesday that activist investor Bill Ackman may be...
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Source: ThinkstockHerbalife 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...
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Source: Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.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...
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Source: ThinkstockHerbalife 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)...
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