Billionaire Bill Ackman runs Pershing Square Capital Management, a hedge fund that returned 234% over the last five years, crushing the 95% total return in the S&P 500. Pershing Square also beat the benchmark index over the last year and the last decade. That outperformance makes Ackman and his fund a worthwhile case study for …
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Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bill Ackman has been roiling university elites for the past few months. This weekend, he took it up a notch—and tossed artificial intelligence into the mix. In a lengthy post on X on Sunday, the billionaire investor expounded on the power …
Joe Rogan recently challenged Dr. Peter J. Hotez, a renowned infectious diseases expert, to debate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. The challenge received support from billionaires Elon Musk and Bill Ackman, with Musk claiming that Hotez is “afraid of public debate.” However, Hotez, who has spoken extensively about Covid-19 …