Whitney Tilson

Earlier this week, hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson attended an event, during which Andrew Fastow spoke. Fastow was the CFO of Enron Corporation until right before the company filed bankruptcy. Fastow was criminally charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, securities fraud, false...

Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson says Donald Trump is "the devil, and brings out the very worst in human nature." The comments from Tilson came after a prediction site showed that Trump is 72.2 percent likely the Republican nominee, while Hillary Clinton's chance as a democratic...

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) investors were in for a shock Thursday morning, as the company said it has overstated Active New Members metric for the last two quarters, sending its shares spiraling more than 8 percent. The company earlier reported that globally, ex-China, active new members grew 16.7...

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) submitted an 8-K filing Thursday morning admitting the company had "identified errant information regarding the Company's new 'Active New Member' metric that was provided on certain of the Company's 2015 earnings calls." The company wrote...

Shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) were surging higher by more than 25 percent early Tuesday morning. Investors and traders reacted to a report by short-seller Whitney Tilson who confirmed he covered his position in the company. Tilson noted he had received information that...

In a new email to subscribers, hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson revealed Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) is "by far" his largest short position. Tilson initially reported his bet against the company on September 9, a little over a week after Citron said the stock's fair value was under $10...

After a near 2 percent decline in Tuesday's after-hours trading, Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) shares are volatile on Wednesday morning amid a new note from hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson of Kase Capital. In an email, Tilson explained what he views as new "damning" information...

Whitney Tilson believes that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)'s stock could be a value trap at current prices. Wal-Mart has been mostly ignoring competition from online rival Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) in recent years. Wal-Mart’s P/E ratio is well below the S&P 500 average, but its...

In a new article, Whitney Tilson reveals he is still aggressively short Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL). After speaking to two former installers, Tilson calls the company “rotten to the core.” Lumber Liquidators’ stock has fallen more than 80 percent from its...

Shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) spiked higher by more than 13 percent Thursday morning following an upgrade to Buy from Hold by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. The analyst, Laura Champine, noted that that the risk-to-reward profile on the stock has "become much more appealing"...

Shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) are up more than 4 percent on Friday, and at one point spiked above $22.70 on an unconfirmed rumor that Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) had made a bid for the company. In a comment to Benzinga, hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson -- who is short...