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"The China Hustle" tells the story of a massive fraud you probably haven't heard about

By Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
April 02, 2018
A scene from the film "The China Hustle." Activist short sellers investigated several Chinese companies that misled investors on the value of their company and used video surveillance on production facilities to see how busy they were.
Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

In this documentary, director Jed Rothstein follows several acitivist investors who blew the whistle on dozens of fraudulent Chinese companies.

POSTED IN:  China Wall Street regulation bank regulation investment fraud reverse merger The China Hustle movie Dan David activist investor short selling shorting
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This is what corporate boards actually do

By Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
January 08, 2018
Businessmen and shoppers walk along Madison Avenue, one of Manhattan's premier shopping and residential streets on Nov. 1, 2011 in New York City. 
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A CEO's job is pretty clear ... but what does a corporate board do?

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As women speak out on sexual harassment, investors take note

By Lizzie O'Leary and Marketplace Weekend Staff
November 10, 2017
A video board with the closing numbers on the floor at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 1 in New York.
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Harassment-related issues haven't been viewed by companies as a risk factor. That's changing.

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Bill Ackman and the "honor" of activist investing

By Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
November 06, 2017

Activist investor Bill Ackman's latest bet is on ADP, the payroll processing company. Will it pay off?

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Why Bill Ackman sees activist investing as a moral crusade

By Kai Ryssdal, Bridget Bodnar, and Sean McHenry
October 31, 2017
Bill Ackman attends the Hamptons International Film Festival SummerDocs Series screening of 'Betting On Zero' at Guild Hall on August 6, 2016 in East Hampton, New York.
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For the Pershing Square Capital Management CEO, activist investing is just as much a moral calling as it is a lucrative one

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Koch brothers are silent investors in "Wonder Woman"

By Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
August 10, 2017

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The two very important items Warren Buffett left out of his annual letter

By David Brancaccio
March 01, 2017
 Billionaire investor Warren Buffett speaks at an event called, 'Detroit Homecoming' September 18, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. 
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The Washington Post's Allan Sloan discusses why Buffett didn't praise Berkshire Hathaway's two largest stock investments.

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A focus on shareholder value for long-term shareholders

By Scott Tong
August 17, 2016
Companies like jam-maker J.M. Smucker have used a tenure stock-voting structure to reward long-term investors for holding on to their stock.
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J.M. Smucker rewards long-term shareholders with greater voting rights

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Where have all the public corporations gone?

By David Brancaccio
June 17, 2016
The corporations that once provided large amounts of people lifetime employment are in decline. Companies a part of the sharing economy have more tenuous ties with those who work for them.
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And did they take all the jobs with them?

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