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Why Did JC Penney Stumble So Badly Under Ron Johnson? It's Culture, Stupid

Mary Buffett | Posted 04.18.2013 | Business
Read More: Business News, Retailers, JC Penney, Ron Johnson, William Ackman, Myron Ullman, Business News
Mary Buffett

Johnson's' failure at JC Penney should remind people that just because you've been successful in one area, it does not always guarantee success somewhere else.

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The 5 Most Generous on Wall Street

Rachael Chong | Posted 05.12.2013 | Impact
Read More: Abacus, Finance, Acumen Fund, Pershing Square Capital Management, Rob Kaplan, Fast Company, Margo Alexander, Bill Ackman, Ubs, William Ackman, New Profit, Draper Richards Kaplan Fund, Monticello, FastCo.Exist, Wall Street, Pershing Square Foundation, Hbs, Brent Kessel, Financial, Jeff Walker, Npower, Catchafire, Jeffrey C. Walker, The Generosity Network, Abacus Portfolios, Social Entrepreneurship, Ccmp, Impact News
Rachael Chong

As part of our series on generosity in business, we're looking at some of the financial wizards who are using their skills and assets to give back to society in the most impressive and inspiring ways.

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Much Ado About Herbalife

Michael de Portu | Posted 03.24.2013 | Business
Read More: Activists, Dan Loeb, Herbalife, Short Selling, Carl Icahn, Pyramid Scheme, William Ackman, Business News
Michael de Portu

Would you not expect the stock to gradually move upward from there? And so it did.

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Zuckerberg's Donation To Newark Schools Spurs $43 Million In Matching Gifts

Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Mark Zuckerberg, Philanthropy, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Facebook Ceo Newark Schools, Newark Schools, Bill Gates, Mayor Cory Booker, William Ackman, Home News

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is known for influencing others to join a movement. And that's exactly what he's done for the Newark school system. Dono...

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Hedge-Fund Manager Brings Financial Know-How To Philanthropy

The Chronicle Of Philanthropy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Philanthropy, William-a-Ackman, Pershing Square Foundation, William Ackman, Bill Ackman, Impact News

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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