Billionaire Bill Ackman wants the government to give $7K to 'every baby that's born in America'

aol.com They say the best time to start investing was yesterday. What if you could harness the power of compounding even before you understood it or knew what a retirement account…

Pro-Israel Counterprotestors ‘Instigated’ Violence Against Pro-Palestine Demonstrators, NY Times Finds

mediaite.com A group of pro-Israel counterprotestors repeatedly attacked pro-Palestine demonstrators at UCLA as police stood by, a New York Times investigation has found. Separate…

Edward Snowden Schools Elon Musk on 'Freedom of Expression' Using McDonald's Following X Owner's Proposal To Temporarily Banish Flag Replacers

benzinga.com Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor turned whistleblower, has taken to X, to express his views on a poll created by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk…

Elon Musk, Argentina's president headline 24th Milken conference

latimes.com Free-market enthusiasts and mutual admirers Elon Musk and Javier Milei, Argentina’s new president, will headline next week’s Milken Institute Global Conference, the annual…

At the Money: Should you be a Stock Picker?

ritholtz.com At the Money: Should you be a Stock Picker? (May 1, 2024) We know it’s challenging, but should you try your hand at stock picking? It’s fun, it gives you something to talk…

Billionaires race to buy TikTok after Chinese owners ordered to sell app

nypost.com A handful of American finance and tech tycoons are gearing up for multi-billion bids to buy TikTok after President Joe Biden signed an act which will force its Chinese…

Treat Yourself to Profits: 3 ‘Guilty Pleasure’ Stocks to Boost Your Returns

investorplace.com These guilty pleasure stocks can easily outperform going forward Guilty pleasures are defined as activities, habits, food and more that cause people to feel shame or guilt…

Business Insider’s Carlson to leave this summer

talkingbiznews.com Business Insider editor in chief Nicholas Carlson plans to leave this summer, reports Maxwell Tani of Semafor. Tani reports, “Carlson has been the global editor-in-chief of…

Billionaire Bill Ackman Has Almost 20% of His Pershing Square Portfolio Invested in This "Magnificent Seven" Stock

finance.yahoo.com Warren Buffett has had a profound impact on the investment landscape, due largely to his long-running success. His principles and perspectives have and will continue to…

Billionaire Bill Ackman Has Almost 20% of His Pershing Square Portfolio Invested in This Magnificent Growth Stock

finance.yahoo.com Due to laws and regulations overseen by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), large asset managers are required to publicly disclose their equity positions within 45…

Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman Has 100% of His $11 Billion Portfolio in Just 8 Stocks

finance.yahoo.com Bill Ackman is something of a legend in investing circles. He manages Pershing Square Capital Management, the hedge fund he founded, which has nearly $11 billion in assets…

A Once-in-a-Generation Investment Opportunity: 1 Bill Ackman Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist Before It Surges 17%, According to 1…

finance.yahoo.com One of the most closely followed investors on Wall Street is Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. While Ackman's portfolio has billions of dollars of…

Warren Buffett's Real Estate Firm Coughs Up $250M To Avoid Bigger Payout Over Commissions

benzinga.com HomeServices of America, the real estate firm owned by Warren Buffett, has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a nationwide antitrust lawsuit. The settlement could…

Billionaire Bill Ackman Owns 8 Stocks -- and This Hypergrowth Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Isn't One of Them

finance.yahoo.com Bill Ackman and his hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital (OTC: PSHZ.F), are notable investors. Thanks to his frequent appearances on popular financial news networks and his…

Biden Reveals Personal Struggles After First Wife's Death: 'Let Me Just Go To The Delaware Memorial And Jump'

benzinga.com Content Warning: This article discusses a news story involving suicidal thoughts. Please be mindful as you proceed. In a candid interview with radio host Howard Stern,…

Jamie Raskin Slams Supreme Court Over Trump Immunity Case: 'Acting Like A Bunch Of Partisan Operatives'

benzinga.com Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) criticized the Supreme Court in the wake of conservative justices’ apparent receptiveness to the concept of presidential immunity and suggested…

'AI Is Important...For The Way We Deter Wars,' Says Anduril Founder After Winning US Air Force Contract To Develop Autonomous Fighter Jets

benzinga.com Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril Industries, has praised his company’s contract with the U.S. Air Force to develop autonomous fighter jets. What Happened: During CNBC’s…

Trump's Request For New Trial In Rape Defamation Trial Rejected, Judge Says Ex-President's Attacks On E. Jean Carroll 'Malicious And Unceasing'

benzinga.com A federal judge in New York has rejected former President Donald Trump’s appeal for a new trial in a defamation lawsuit filed by writer E. Jean Carroll. The judge upheld the…

Biden’s capital gains tax: What’s at stake for Bitcoin holders like you?

ambcrypto.com Biden’s 44.6% capital gains proposal raises questions in the crypto community about its impact. • Perspectives vary on Biden’s tax hike: some fear, while others remain…

Billionaire Bill Ackman Has His Sights on Only 1 "Magnificent Seven" Stock, and It's Not Nvidia

finance.yahoo.com When you look at the stock portfolios of most billionaire hedge fund managers, you'll find plenty of the Magnificent Seven stocks, as well as exposure to some of the most…

50% of Billionaire Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Portfolio Is in These 3 Companies -- and They're Not Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks

finance.yahoo.com Bill Ackman is one of the most well-known billionaire investors and is the head of the Pershing Square hedge fund. However, unlike many of his billionaire peers in the…

Investors may be getting the Federal Reserve wrong, again

economist.com The interest-rate market has a dirty secret, which practitioners call “the hairy chart”. Its main body is the Federal Reserve’s policy rate, plotted as a thick line against…

Bill Ackman provides a lesson in activist investing

economist.com As with every skirmish in America’s culture wars, how you view the ousting of Harvard University’s president has much to do with where you are sitting. Claudine Gay resigned…

Bill Ackman Slams Tax Exemption For 'High-Cost' Private Universities That Put People In Debt And Spew 'Poisonous Ideologies'

benzinga.com Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman took to X, formerly Twitter, to question the tax exemptions of high-cost private universities amid the ongoing student debt…

Semafor’s Smith says Axel Springer wants The Wall Street Journal

talkingbiznews.com Ben Smith of Semafor writes about German publishing company Axel Springer and its U.S. ambitions, as well as its strategy against investor Bill Ackman’s claims against…

One of the Top Billionaire Investors Owns 37% of This Real Estate Company

finance.yahoo.com Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is best known for his large stakes in companies like Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) and Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR), but there's one…