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• UPDATE 3-Hess exits storage, refining; fund may seek board seats

  *Elliott Associates may nominate directors to Hess board. Jan 28- Hess Corp on Monday announced plans to sell its oil storage terminal network and exit the oil refining business, after activist hedge fund Elliott Associates said it was considering nominating directors to the Hess board.

• UPDATE 2-Hess exits storage, refining; Elliott may seek board seats

  *Hess to close New Jersey refinery. Jan 28- Hess Corp announced plans to sell its oil storage terminal network and exit the oil refining business, after activist hedge fund Elliott Associates said it was considering nominating directors to the Hess board.

• Rumble in the Wall St jungle: Ackman, Icahn duke it out on TV

  The argument centered on nutritional supplements company Herbalife Ltd, in which Ackman has had a well-publicized short position that Icahn has slammed. In a tirade that included expletives, Icahn said he would never invest with Ackman and predicted investors in his Pershing Square hedge fund would lose a lot of money on the Herbalife bet.

• Schmuck Insurance—So Easy Two Billionaires Can Do It

  

  One of the most amusing comments to come out of the entire Ackman-Icahn spat was the revelation that the two agreed to "schmuck insurance." So I'm thinking of starting a company called Schmuck Insurance.

• Icahn: Made a Huge Mistake Getting Involved with Ackman 

  

  The feud between Carl Icahn and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman goes back a decade ago, with CNBC's Scott Wapner.

• Epic Battle: Ackman v. Icahn 

  

  CNBC's Kate Kelly says the Herbalife saga will continue and the real source of animosity between Ackman and Icahn is a deep personal dislike for each other.

• Billionaire Showdown: Ackman vs. Icahn 

  

  Carl Icahn accuses hedge fund manager Bill Ackman of "pumping and dumping," and Ackman comes back at him, with the "Street Signs" crew.

• Ichan: Ackman Has One of the Worst Reputations on Wall St. 

  

  Carl Icahn says hedge fund manager Bill Ackman "has one of the worst reputations on Wall Street." CNBC's Kate Kelly and Robert Frank, weigh in.

• When Business Goes Bad: Icahn vs. Ackman 

  

  Discussing whether Hedge Fund manager Bill Ackman or Carl Icahn made the better case today. This is what happens when business goes bad, says Wapner.

• Clash of the Titans: Ackman vs. Icahn 

  

  CNBC's Scott Wapner and the "Power Lunch" crew discuss what Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn had to say to one another regarding Ackman's Herbalife short.

• Ackman Icahn Showdown: Twitter Reaction

  

  Bill Ackman/Carl Icahn clash was so mesmerizing that virtually all productivity on Wall Street stopped. Twitter lit up with reactions, and CNBC started trending.

• Ackman Stands By Herbalife Short 

  

  Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn, spoke out on the "FMHR," about Herbalife. CNBC's Jim Cramer and the "Power Lunch" crew, discuss the mechanics of the stock versus the way the company is structured, and what the motivation for a position in this company is.

• Cramer: Icahn a 'Handshake Guy' 

  

  CNBC's Scott Wapner discusses details from the conversation between Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn. CNBC's Jim Cramer, Herb Greenberg and the "Power Lunch" crew, weigh in. (9:26)

• Poll: Who Won the Fight?

  Hedge fund investors Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman slugged it out on CNBC live over Herbalife and other deals. Who won the bout?

• Missed the Big Fight? Watch It Now 

  

  Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn square-off live and insult each other on CNBC's "Fast Money Halftime" over a past deal gone bad and disagreements about current investments in Herbalife. This is the complete, unedited conversation. (27:39)

• Ackman vs. Icahn: The Bitter Brawl 

  

  Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman responds to criticism from Carl Icahn for his short position in Herbalife. Ackman also explains why he stands by Ron Johnson's vision for JC Penney.

• Bailout Alums, Five Years Later

  

  The so-called Troubled Asset Relief Program has neared the end of the road. And its key architects have moved on.

• Ackman: Icahn Wanted to Be My Friend, I Said No

  

  Billionaire activist investors Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman are at it again.

• Hedge funds jostling to bet against France's Peugeot

  LONDON, Jan 25- Hedge fund short-sellers have hoovered up nearly all available shares in Peugeot in their scramble to bet the French carmaker will be an early victim in an industry struggling to overcome a collapse in European sales.

• UPDATE 1-Whitman Capital founder gets 2 years for insider trading

  *Doug Whitman convicted on Google, Marvell, Polycom trades. NEW YORK, Jan 24- California hedge fund manager Doug Whitman was sentenced on Thursday to two years in prison, after he became the first defendant in a broad U.S. crackdown on insider trading to take the stand to convince jurors of his innocence.