Whitney Tilson is one of several veteran hedge fund managers, including Eton Park Capital Management’s Eric Mindich, Hutchin Hill Capital’s Neil Chriss, Eclectica Asset Management’s
The mysterious company controlling Corporate America
A little-understood company based in Rockville, Md., plays a key role in the high-stakes battles between activist hedge fund managers and the corporations they seek
How a misfit group of computer geeks transformed Wall Street (and gave us Amazon)
Thirty years ago, David Shaw started a hedge fund that would change the world. A cerebral computer scientist, he was a pioneer in a revolution
Bill Ackman’s Herbalife battle goes underground
Last fall Pershing Square Capital CEO Bill Ackman converted his beleaguered Herbalife short into put options, capping his potential losses as the company’s shares rose
What is eating Bill Ackman?
Almost exactly five years ago, as a reporter covering hedge funds for the New York Post, I was asked to cover Bill Ackman’s presentation on
Hedge funds and the Hurricane
Puerto Rico was already facing a catastrophe before Hurricane Maria imperiled its citizens’ lives, leaving a vast majority without electricity and clean water more than
