Bill Ackman's Soft Power

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February 11, 2011
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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY FEATURES Bill Ackman's Soft Power The hedge fund manager is an open, friendly, talkative guy who makes a lot of companies—MBIA, Target, etc.—miserable   MORE TOP STORIES THE BUDGET Obama's Budget: Something for Everyone to Hate The President's proposed 2012 spending cuts won't win him a lot of friends MARKETS & FINANCE For Madoff Victims, an Avenging Angel Irving Picard has $10 billion in hand and is suing for $100 billion more Fed's Warsh, Critic of QE2, Quits Bernanke loses a link to Wall Street and the GOP as he carries out Congress's overhaul of financial regulation Price Drop Leaves 27% of U.S. Homeowners Underwater Home prices are falling thanks to high joblessness and foreclosed properties selling at discounts POLITICS & POLICY Starving the Regulators The SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are in a severe budget squeeze, and layoffs may be the only answer SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING Report Card on Banks' Small Business Loan Pledges Two of the biggest banks—Chase and BofA—met their 2010 goals, while Wells Fargo missed its target   INVESTING TOOLS MUTUAL FUND SCOREBOARD How's Your Fund Doing? Our Interactive Scoreboard has complete results for some 2,500 equity funds, hundreds with BW's exclusive risk-adjusted ratings This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Wanda Cooper BusinessWeek Customer Rights Communications Data Services 1995 G Avenue Red Oak, IA 51566 Phone: 1-800-635-1200 To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. Copyright 2009-2010 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice

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