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Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) Offices Reportedly Bugged

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Mark Melin
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Charlie Gasparino of Fox Business News could have uncovered the latest activist hedge fund investing strategy, all as Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) claims to have discovered bugs in its Los Angeles headquarters.

Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) Offices Reportedly Bugged

According to Gasparino’s report, Herbalife discovered “non-governmental bugs” over the past year.  Herbalife is locked in a death cage battle with activist investor William Ackman, who has previously stated he thought the company’s share price could drop to zero rather quickly if regulators determine the company is a pyramid scheme or worse. Gasparino noted that Ackman has not been accused and he is unaware of who is behind the event.

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.