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Hedge Fund King Bill Ackman led the ouster of Harvard's Claudine Gay and the media has outed Ackman's wife for plagiarism.

The hedge-fund activist’s attacks on Harvard and Claudine Gay have gotten much notice; less attention has been paid to the toll his financial activities have taken on the country.

Angle town iconAn icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. William Ackman, CEO and portfolio manager of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, speaks

Facing intense pressure, it went from standing behind her as the university’s president to pushing her out within weeks.

Gay's six-month tenure as Harvard’s president ended on Tuesday when she announced her resignation.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Billionaire investor William Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management returned 26.7% last year, beating the broader ...

For Ackmans investors, last years increase returns the hedge fund to form with double digit gains after an interruption in 2022 when fears about interest hikes, runaway inflation and geopolitical flashpoints sent stocks tumbling.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Billionaire investor William Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management returned 26.7% last year, beating the broader stock market gains and bouncing back from a loss in the previous year, according to an investor update on Tuesday. For Ackman's investors, last year's increase returns the hedge fund to form with double digit gains after an interruption in 2022 when fears about interest hikes, runaway inflation and geopolitical flashpoints sent stoc...

As donors ratcheted up a pressure campaign to oust Gay, about 700 members of Harvard’s faculty came to her defense in several open letters.

Although U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, there were a few notable insider trades.