Lights, Action, Invest: Icahn Casts Ackman As Herbalife 'Obsessive'
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
William Ackman "may be a smart guy but … he’s developed a very bad case of 'Herbalife obsession'," says Carl Icahn. Herbalife, meanwhile, offers videos on Ackman's "motives."
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