Last week Pershing Square's founder and CEO, Bill Ackman, made an impassioned plea on CNBC to shut down the country for 30 days to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus.
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Ackman's comments sent the stock market into a melt-down. The S&P 500 dropped 7% after his interview, triggering a 15-minute 'circuit breaker' trading halt.
Ackman's emotional interview
In the emotional interview, Ackman revealed he went into lockdown almost a month ago to save his father's life who is immunocompromised. He also said that as early as January, "I was getting increasingly bearish, and I woke up with a nightmare."
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