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Jon OggBill Ackman may have seen Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) rise more than handily after the initial tank after his short sale position was disclosed, but his Pershing Square is not letting up on...
ThinkstockSince calling Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) a pyramid scheme a couple of days ago, Pershing Square Capital Management’s William Ackman has delivered a 342-slide presentation detailing his...
ThinkstockHedge fund manager William Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management told CNBC today that he has taken a short position in nutrition and weight loss product maker Herbalife Inc. (NYSE:...
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (NYSE: CP) this morning announced that it will take a pretax, noncash fourth-quarter charge of $180 million related to its option to build an extension of its network...
Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman is already out with an amended filing after his activist investor activities increased against General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP), which also brings up a bit...
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...
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...
In an SEC filing dated today, Pershing Square Capital Management L.P. chief William Ackman revealed ownership of 41,922,908 shares of newly public Burger King Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: BKW). Ackman is a...
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (NYSE: CP) announced this morning the resignation of Fred Green, President and CEO of the company following a 34-year career at the railroad. In its announcement the...
If any of the major US railroads needed a good quarter, it was Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (NYSE: CP). The company has been fighting a running battle with activist investor William Ackman for over...
William Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management has dumped more money into J.C. Penney. It is a mistake, unless he has some undisclosed plan to mine assets which are not obvious or break the...
Bill Ackman and his Pershing Square could soon become a much more formidable activist when it comes to dealing with companies.  Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) might have not been one of Ackman’s...
Fortune Brands Inc. (NYSE: FO) is too small to be a conglomerate.  It is, however, a small mix of unrelated businesses that have few synergies.  It is almost a mini-me ‘General Eclectic.’  Not...