Ackman Speaks: Bloomberg for President, Defending Valeant and Why He Didn’t Buy GE

It was a busy afternoon for activist investor Bill Ackman. As keynote speaker at the Bloomberg Markets Most Influential Summit, held Tuesday in Manhattan, the head of Pershing Square Capital weighed in on the growing brouhaha over prescription drug prices, defended Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) against its critics, admitted he had looked at the possibility of taking […]