Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn square-off live and insult each
other on CNBC's "Fast Money Halftime" over a past deal gone bad and
disagreements about current investments in Herbalife. This is the complete,
unedited conversation. Call them the
"Bickering Billionaires," two financial titans who squared off in a
breathtaking, unforgettable smackdown Friday on CNBC.
Bill Ackman, the head of Pershing Square Capital Management
and its $12 billion in assets, squared off against Carl Icahn, the fellow
activist investor and one of the richest men in America with an estimated fortune
of nearly $15 billion.
The debate revolved around charges and countercharges, with
Icahn calling Ackman dishonest and "a major loser," while Ackman
countered that Icahn is a bully "not used to someone standing up to
him."
Traders at the New York Stock Exchange punctuated the air
with "oohs" and "aahs" during the arguing, while social
networks lit up, with financial journalists and market watchers tweeting and
posting as fast as their fingers could type….
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