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Scott Wapner's 'When The Wolves Bite' Tells The Inside Story Of The Ackman-Icahn-Herbalife Feud
Thursday, April 26, 2018 - 1:22pm | 885It’s been a little over five years since arguably the greatest moment in CNBC's history: the uninterrupted 27-minute back-and-forth between Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman on "Fast Money Halftime." At the center of the argument was whether nutritional supplement company Herbalife Ltd...
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Bill Ackman Says He Was Right On Herbalife
Monday, November 6, 2017 - 5:54pm | 455Bill Ackman spoke on CNBC's "Fast Money Halftime Report" about Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) and his recently restructured position, which he said now exists entirely in puts. When Ackman said regulatory issues surrounded the company and it misled consumers, he was right, Ackman told...
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What Happened At Herbalife That Would Boost Shares Higher By 8%?
Monday, August 21, 2017 - 9:51am | 536One of the most debated stocks over the past few years has been Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) — but that conversation could soon come to an end as the company may be in talks to sell itself. Ivan Feinseth of Tigress Financial Partners told Benzinga last week that investing in Herbalife is no...
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Herbalife Bull Says Last Night's News 'Disappointing' ... For Shorts
Monday, June 5, 2017 - 10:58am | 450Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF)'s announcement early Monday morning that it now expects its revenue to fall short of prior estimates sent the stock lower by more than 5 percent. But not all among the Street sees this warning as a bearish sign, including Pivotal Research Group's Timothy Ramey. Ramey...
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Bill Ackman Is Killin' It In Chipotle
Monday, April 17, 2017 - 3:17pm | 461There has been much talk of Bill Ackman losing his magic touch over his disastrous bets on Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE: VRX), where he lost $4.6 billion, and his infamous short on Herbalife Ltd.(NYSE: HLF), which has gained 22 percent on the year and sparked a movie release on his...
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Lachapelle: Ackman And Icahn Are Playing A Game Of Chicken
Friday, August 26, 2016 - 11:57am | 416Carl Icahn may want to sell his winning stake in Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) to fellow billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who made a losing $1 billion bet against the company in 2012. According to Bloomberg Gadfly's Tara Lachapelle, the real story here isn't the fact that Ackman's...
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FTC Taking Applications For Herbalife Auditor Position
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 10:38am | 334The Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday it's seeking applications for an Independent Compliance Auditor (ICA) who will be tasked with assessing and reporting Herbalife Ltd.'s (NYSE: HLF) compliance with the settlement it made with the company. As part of a settlement with the FTC...
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Andrew Ross Sorkin: Maybe Bill Ackman Was Right On Herbalife
Tuesday, August 2, 2016 - 8:56am | 387The feud between Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) and activist investor Bill Ackman has presented itself with a clear winner and loser over the past few years, right? Ackman's short thesis on Herbalife hasn't panned out. He accused the company of operating as an illegal pyramid scheme and...
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Herbalife Soars; FTC Says Company 'Not Determined Not To Be' A Pyramid Scheme
Friday, July 15, 2016 - 8:11am | 280Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) soared by more than 12 percent early Friday morning to $66.50 following media reports the company was cleared by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. If Herbalife's stock holds on to its early morning gains, it will eclipse its prior 52-week high of $66.29....
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Bill Ackman Says Herbalife Is 'Trying To Get Us To Go Away'
Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 1:24pm | 327Billionaire investor and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman was a guest on CNBC's "New @ Noon" segment on Thursday to discuss various issues, including his short thesis on Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF). Ahead of his appearance, a Herbalife spokesperson sent CNBC a statement. The statement said that it has...
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If You're An Herbalife Employee, Ackman Says You Should Quit
Monday, May 2, 2016 - 2:15pm | 309Bill Ackman was a guest on CNBC and the topic of his Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) short thesis was brought up. According to Ackman, the U.S. government is "going to act soon" on Herbalife and "do the right thing." He added that the company has created "great harm....
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Herbalife SEC Investigation Still Ongoing As Of April 1, Says Probes Reporter
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 11:25am | 156Probes Reporter, an independent investment research firm that focuses on public company interactions with the Securities and Exchange, released a new report on Wednesday. According to the report, Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) previously disclosed the SEC investigation was confirmed as ongoing as...
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Herbalife Up Big After Earnings, FTC Reveals
Friday, February 26, 2016 - 11:18am | 253Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) soared higher by more than 25 percent on Friday after the company reported its fourth-quarter results and issued a key business update. Herbalife said it earned $1.19 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $1.1 billion. Wall Street analysts were expecting...
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Vetr Top Raters Upgrade McDonald's, Herbalife
Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 12:46pm | 291The Vetr crowd has turned incrementally bullish on 2 highly debated stocks among investors. McDonald's Upgraded To 3.5-Stars The Vetr crowd upgraded McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD)'s stock rating to 3.5-stars out of a possible 5-stars. Shares of McDonald's have risen to $115.78 since the prior...
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Herbalife Drops After Traders Pass Around Report Of Product-Related Death; Source Questionable
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 12:00pm | 142Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) came under selling pressure Wednesday morning after traders passed around a questionable and unconfirmed report from Elsiglo - a publication based in Venezuela. According to a Google Translate of the Elsiglo report, a 28-year-old person died after becoming...