In a phone interview on Bloomberg TV's "Street Smart," Carl Icahn told Bloomberg TV anchor Trish Regan that he doesn't "like" or "respect" fellow fund manager Bill Ackman, criticizing the way Ackman publicized a $1 billion bet that shares of Herbalife Ltd.
Dallas Federal Reserve president Richard Fisher told Bloomberg Television's Michael McKee today that the one thing everyone at the Fed agrees on is that "we don't want inflation to raise its ugly head." Fisher said that "as perhaps the most hawkish member of the Fed when it comes to inflation," he doesn't "see that prospect right now."
Fisher also said that community and regional banks need a "
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman sat down with Bloomberg Television's Erik Schatzker at the bank's headquarters in New York and said that he's "very comfortable with the headcount we have right now.
Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, spoke with Bloomberg Television's Erik Schatzker and Stephanie Ruhle about Herbalife and said that "this is the highest conviction I have ever had about any investment I have ever made, full stop."
Ackman also said, "We welcome them suing us" and "I think short selling is a very noble thing."
Highlights of the interview are below, court
Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), an S&P 500 global diversified industrial company, announced today that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Hardware & Home Improvement Group (“HHI”) to Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPB) (“Spectrum Brands”) for $1.4 billion in cash.
Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) today announced it will rebrand its recent acquisitions of Xaloy Superior Holdings, Inc. and EDI Holdings, Inc. to Nordson XALOY and Nordson EDI, respectively. Constructiewerkhuizen G.
Shares of gunmaker Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWHC) had been trading up over three percent on Friday, but gains were completely lost following reports of a shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut.
Strum, Ruger (NYE: RGR) also moved lower, although the stock had been trading lower throughout the session prior to the report.
Investors may be
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today announced that it has priced a public offering of $1.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior unsecured notes due 2021 at par. The transaction is expected to close on December 20, 2012.
Barclays Capital Inc. ("Barclays") and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC ("J.P.
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. (NYSE: RRMS) announced today that Robert E. Dunn has been elected as the newest member of the Rose Rock Midstream Board of Directors, effective immediately.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Robert to our board," said Norm Szydlowski, CEO of Rose Rock Midstream.