Nelson Peltz

13F from Nelson Peltz's Trian: (All figures in millions of shares.) New Stakes: Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) ~12.03 Modelez (NASDAQ: MDLZ) ~40.3 Raised Stakes: Family Dollar (NYSE: DG) from 8.967 to 8.968 Lowered Stakes: Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) from 1.004 to ~.01 State Street (NYSE: STT) from 3.152 to 2.355...

This weekend in Barron's online: a Penta asset-allocation survey, the Dow ready to hit a record high, and the prospects for Barnes & Noble, Danone, Forestar Group and Asian markets. Cover Story "More Stocks, Fewer Bonds" by Karen Hube. After years of investing defensively, the largest...

This weekend in Barron's online: a special report on the debt crisis, the coming smartphone slowdown, and the prospects for Linn Energy, American Eagle Outfitters and Rochester Medical. Cover Story "Next Stop, Greece" by Gene Epstein. This part of the special report on the debt crisis suggests...

During an interview with CNBC this morning, Trian Fund Management CEO Nelson Peltz said that as far as the board is concerned, "There have been no discussion of compensation" changes to H. J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) chief executive William Johnson. Heinz announced this morning that it will be...

Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) said on Friday that its board is reviewing a number of strategic opportunities, including proposals that were presented by Nelson Peltz's investment firm, Trian Fund Management. The investment firm presented its ideas to Ingersoll-Rand at the company's regular board...

This weekend in Barron's online: Hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio's thoughts on the troubles in Europe, the effect of comments made by David Einhorn, and the consequences of the Facebook IPO flop. Cover Story "Ray Dalio's World" by Sandra Ward. Ray Dalio, fabled hedge-fund manager, is the head of...

One of the key metrics that Warren Buffett likes to look at when evaluating a business is its return on equity. The metric measures the amount of net income a company generates as a percentage of shareholder's equity and is useful for long-term investors who take the Buffett approach of evaluating...

After last quarter, it looked like money did not grow on trees. This quarter tells an entirely different story. Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) reported much better than expected earnings this morning,and shares are up as of the time of this article on the better than expected earnings, as well as...

Pepsico (NYSE: PEP) is continuing its run higher, trading up over 2% this morning. This week Pepsi has already moved 3.9% as investor interest may be spiking as there have long been rumors of Pepsi looking to spin off some of its prized snack food assets as many analysts and investors are...

What was months of speculation over who, or if 99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) would get acquired, has ended today, with Ares Management, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Gold/Schiffer family acquiring the company for $22 per share in cash, a 7% premium to yesterday's closing price...