In a second major win for the week, Herbalife’s newest victory is a mark for things to come. Reuters reports:
Herbalife Ltd (HLF.N) won the dismissal of a lawsuit that claimed the maker of weight-loss and nutritional products fraudulently portrayed itself as a legitimate company, and that shareholders lost money because it was actually an illegal pyramid scheme.
U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer in Los Angeles said that shareholders led by two pension funds did not show that questions raised about Herbalife’s business by hedge fund manager William Ackman and various investigators showed that the company had fraudulently inflated its stock price.
Ackman and his Pershing Square Capital Management LP have campaigned against Herbalife since December 2012, when they revealed a $1 billion bet against the Los Angeles-based company. Herbalife has long denied it is
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Forbes Speaks With Amway’s Steve Van Andel
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Dan Schawbel from Forbes: I spoke with Steve Van Andel, the chairman of Amway, who is responsible for managing daily operations of the company with Amway President Doug DeVos.
Van Andel is the eldest son of Amway Co-Founder Jay Van Andel, who, with Rich DeVos, started Amway in 1959 in Ada, Michigan. Since then, Amway has grown into the world’s largest direct selling company. Over the past two decades, Van Andel has led a strategic transformation of the company with a focus on growth through innovation, driving double-digit growth. Prior to being named chairman, Van Andel served as vice president with responsibility for Amway’s business operations in North and South America. He also served as vice president of marketing.
Recently, Amway acquired the XS Energy Brand, an energy drink brand that has exhibited positive momentum with the next-generation
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Roar of bombers replaced by drone buzz in North Dakota
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The roar of mammoth Air Force bombers and tanker planes has long been silenced at the Grand Forks Air Force Base, but backers of the nation’s first unmanned aircraft business park say the drones are creating a buzz.
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On 5th anniversary of health care law, no end to debate
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When President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act five years ago, he visualized a time when the political hyperbole would be silenced and ordinary people would see that the health care law improved their lives.
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About 55 percent of Earned Income Tax Credit recipients reported using a paid tax preparer last year.
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Some consumer tips to help avoid excessive fees or potential fraud when using paid tax preparers, according to the Justice Department, Internal Revenue Service and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: — Make sure any tax refund due is sent to you or deposited into your bank account, not deposited into a preparer’s bank account.
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Judge OKs punitive damages in California gender bias case
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Producing maple syrup has traditionally been a side business for generations of farmers in Vermont, which is the country’s top maple syrup producer.
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Senate committee not backing workers' comp fee schedule
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A key Senate policy committee is backing a workers’ compensation reform bill that it says will reduce costs by 7.5 percent without imposing a price-fixing mechanism backed by business groups.
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Franchise Tips From Sky Zone CEO
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Sky Zone, founded in 2004, operates indoor trampoline parks across the world. Originally developed as a sport, the company changed its direction of business and opened up the parks to the public.