Bill Ackman

Buffett, Gates Get 12 More Billionaires To Donate Over Half Of Fortunes

Posted 04.21.2012

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There are now 81 billionaires committed to giving at least half of their fortunes to charity, thanks to 12 new families and individuals who have signe...

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Hedge-Fund Manager Brings Financial Know-How To Philanthropy

The Chronicle Of Philanthropy | Posted 05.25.2011

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A few years ago, Cheryl L. Dorsey was hosting a lunch for Echoing Green Foundation, the social-entrepreneurship fund she runs, when a man she had neve...

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Confidence Game Kills a Zombie Lie (Well, Sorta...)

Mike Stark | Posted 05.25.2011

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If Wall Street or its regulators had listened to Ackman when he first chirped, the canary in the coal mine may have prevented what may go down in history as the world's most devastating financial crisis.

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Fight Club: Ackman's Hedge Fund Vs. Wall Street's Ponzi Machine

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Janet Tavakoli

If a corrupt scheme is "making money," everyone involved--from the culprits to the dupes--viciously attacks anyone who tries to expose it. Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman learned this lesson the hard way.

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Borders Bankruptcy A 'Low-Probability Event'?

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Borders stock prices rose significantly on Tuesday evening when major investor Bill Ackman declared on CNBC that the company's bankruptcy was a "low-p...

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Billionaire Investor Lampert Grilled By Investors

NY Post | Paul Tharp | Posted 05.25.2011

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Still red-faced from his flops at Sears and Kmart, billionaire investor Eddie Lampert got hit with more shareholder grumbling at yesterday's annual me...

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Buffett, Ackman Move In For The Kill

New York Post | Paul Tharp | Posted 05.25.2011

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Like stealth tigers, billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Ackman are moving in for the kill of the wounded bond-insurance business - but their ultimat...

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