Born into a wealthy New York family, Bill Ackman has amassed a fortune estimated at more than $9 billion, according to Forbes. As he tries to buy The Woodlands-based Howard Hughes Holdings, here's ...

Shares of Herbalife Ltd. fell more than 30% on Thursday, leading activist investor Bill Ackman to revive his feud with the ...

In late 2012, Bill Ackman started one of the more celebrated battles over corporate control, when he charged that the supplement company Herbalife Nutrition (HLF) was a pyramid scheme. Ackman ...

He has blamed Carl Icahn for causing him to lose money shorting Herbalife after the Wall Street legend bought shares in the multilevel-marketing company and boosted its stock price following a ...

A BID FOR HUGHES: Billiionare Bill Ackman wants to turn ... about 38% of the business. • In 2012, Ackman accused nutritional supplements maker Herbalife of being a pyramid scheme.