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When Pershing Square Capital Management filed a Form 13D with the SEC yesterday related to its ownership interests in General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP), Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman...
General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP) is on the move after a letter was sent to the company calling for a sale by activist investor (and 2nd largest shareholder) Pershing Square.  Bill...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings showing that there have been some significant changes in the positions...
Whenever you hear the words “Carl Icahn” and “son” together in news, the initial response is that Forest Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: FRX) is under attack by the activist investor. One of the...
With the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting set for August 15, Forest Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: FRX) continues its proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn, who has proposed a slate of...
Activist investing can sometimes be a bit like a tennis match to watch. And sometimes it can yield great profits for investors. Carl Icahn is picking up his attack on Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:...
Hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman, who is chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors, remains bullish on select equity investments.  In a presentation at CNBC’s ‘Delivering Alpha’ conference this...
Short-seller Jim Chanos is rather well-known for his alternative views, particularly betting against some very popular companies and growth or value stories.  At the second Delivering Alpha...
Jon OggThe turnaround and potential activist investor situation surrounding DJIA component Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) just became a bit more interesting.  There have been reports that the...
During CNBC’s Delivering Alpha Conference this morning, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner talked about many things pertaining to taxes, politics, the fiscal cliff and more. Geithner is defending the...
Jon OggNews that activist investor Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square is going after Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) has certainly rekindled interest in what was growing (or declining) into nothing more...
There is good news for defensive consumer products and high dividend investors: change is likely coming in some form at Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG).  The market value as of yesterday was a...
The ongoing calls to bring change at Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) are growing.  The company’s shares have become stuck and many investors feel that the company has grown too large to be...
Coldwater Creek Inc. (NASDAQ: CWTR) is nothing short of a highly unusual winner today.  The news is that the women’s apparel retailer announced the closing of a five-year, $65 million senior...
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is surging in early trading on this merger Monday.  While there is no direct Best Buy news this morning there is ample speculation that this will be the next merger...