Chris James might seem an unlikely person to become the most prominent ESG investor of 2021. The founder of Engine No. 1, a small investment
Author: Michelle Celarier
The Big SPAC Crackdown
In the wild world of SPACs, the Stable Road Acquisition Corp. stands out for more than just its now-ironic name. The company, which last October
How High-Achievers from Immigrant and Working Class Backgrounds Lost Millions on Bill Ackman’s SPAC
In January, members of a Reddit forum called WallStreetBets gained notoriety when they almost took down prominent hedge fund Melvin Capital Management after glomming onto
Bill Ackman Sent a Text to the CEO of Mastercard. What Happened Next Is a Parable for ESG.
On a Saturday morning last December, Bill Ackman was scrolling through Twitter when an article in The New York Times caught his eye. “The Children
the rage of carson block
A year before Carson Block launched Muddy Waters Capital, his hedge fund firm, he started trying to line up a prime broker — an investment
THE MAN WHO ABANDONED VALUE – AND FOUND TESLA
Ten years ago, Arne Alsin quit trying to be, as he puts it, “normal.” Alsin, the founder of investment firm Worm Capital, had an abundance
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