Browsing: Activist hedge funds
How a book that inspired Warren Buffett and a $14,000 side hustle helped Bill Ackman get started
Billionaire Bill Ackman has built a $35 billion hedge fund, led high-profile overhauls at companies like Chipotle, and boasts an…
Bill Ackman’s hedge fund made janitors and receptionists millionaires—and its investment team summer together
Staying at one company for decades was once a badge of honor. But as layoffs have become more common and…
Bloodthirsty activist investors are set to take down a record number of CEOs this year, Barclays says. The record is only a year old
Bloodthirsty activist investors are on track to topple more CEOs in 2025 than ever before, according to Barclays’ latest quarterly…
Victoria’s Secret hired a superstar CEO to turn around the flagging brand. But a 50% stock drop has activist investors circling
As bras go, wireless is winning. On Victoria’s Secret’s latest earnings call earlier this month, CEO Hillary Super explained that…
The rapid descent of Southwest Airlines: How the company plunged from customer cult-favorite to activist investor target
In late December of 2022, an “extratropical cyclone” brought all manner of menacing winter conditions to two-thirds of the U.S.,…
Southwest Airlines pitched a new vision at the company’s investor day on Thursday morning as part of a bid to…
Billionaire Vinod Khosla slams Elon Musk for his U-turn on climate during Trump interview
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s controversial climate comments during his interview with former president Donald Trump prompted backlash on X from…
In the first half of the year, 449 U.S. companies were subject to demands from activist investors, a 9% jump…
Southwest Airlines tagged in a billionaire board member, infuriating one of its investors
Southwest Airlines Co. appointed aviation industry veteran Rakesh Gangwal to its board, an effort to fortify the carrier’s leadership amid…
Legendary shortseller Jim Chanos allegedly used firm as a ‘piggy bank,’ raking in millions for himself and his girlfriend, partner claims
Jim Chanos, the short seller who made his name and fortune on Enron Corp.’s demise, was sued by a partner…












