William Ackman
Bill Ackman runs hedge fund Pershing Square Capital, which he started in 2003 following the dissolution of Gotham Partners.
Ackman is a value investor with an activist bent. Activist investors agitate management for changes. He owns large positions in Target (NYSE: TGT) and Borders (NYSE: BGP). He has also been involved in activist situations at Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).
Ackman proved his acumen as a short seller in 2007/2008 as short positions he held in MBIA (NYSE: MBI) and Ambac (NYSE: ABK) proved to be big winners due to the credit crunch.
In July 2008, Ackman said he was short the common stock of Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE). Ackman also laid out a plan to reorganize the GSEs, which would wipe out the common shareholders.
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To clarify, I am confident the president will do the right thing in temporarily shutting down the country - Ackman
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Ackman said America will end as we know it unless we shut it down
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Ackman said "hell is coming" and said "we need to shut it down now"
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Ackman said problem is not the economy but you have to "kill the virus"
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Ackman said most companies cannot survive a quarter without revenue
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Ackman said he went into lockdown a month ago to 'save his fathers life'
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Ackman said he is getting bullish as the only answer for the world is to shut it for 30 days
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Ackman said Hilton Worldwide (HLT) is canary in the coalmine and could go to "zero"
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Ackman sees a depression outlook due to the virus
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Ackman said the virus could kill 1 million people in U.S.
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Ackman said 50% of world could be infected by virus
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On CNBC, Bill Ackman had 'nightmare' about virus in January
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Investor Ackman tweets to Trump: Close down the country
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Ackman Calls for 30-Day Shut Down of Country, Says 'Hell is Coming'
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Ackman's Pershing Square gains nearly 3% in early 2020, warns of volatility
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Ackman hedges to protect against coronavirus' 'negative' impact
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Pershing Square's Ackman Said They Have Taken Steps to Protect Portfolio from Downside; Sees 'Substantial Negative Impact' from Coronavirus
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Pre-Open Movers 12/10: (ASNA) (GNW) (SFIX) Higher; (CONN) (SCYX) (FRAN) Lower (more...)
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After-Hours Movers 12/09: (ASNA) (SFIX) (MDB) Higher; (SCYX) (LVGO) (REGN) Lower (more...)
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Ackman's Pershing Square makes new bet on Agilent Technologies
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Ackman's Pershing Square's New Stake is Agilent Technologies (A)
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Gordon Haskett Speculates Netflix (NFLX) could be Bill Ackman's new stock - Bloomberg
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Ackman's Pershing Square Releases 13F; Does Not Disclose New Position
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U.S. charges two former Herbalife executives in China over bribery scheme: source
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Robin Hood Holds 7th Annual Investors Conference, Presented By JP Morgan
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WeWork still on life support, rivals say it must cut costs fast
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Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Announces Third Quarter 2019 Investor Call
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Howard Hughes announces management reshuffle, to sell assets worth $2 billion
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The Howard Hughes Corporation® Announces Transformation Plan and New Leadership Following Strategic Review Process
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