Hot Links: Ackman, Paulson, Samberg & Whole Foods

sausageStuff I’m Reading this Morning…

William Ackman may finally be done bashing his pretty head against the brick wall that is Target.  (Dealbreaker)

Ezra Klein on what Whole Foods can teach us about healthcare.  (WaPo)

Bespoke breaks down hedge fund star John Paulson‘s most recent sector allocations.  (BIG)

And then Trader Mark discusses Paulson’s just-revealed big position in Bank of America and his gold holdings.  (FundMyMutualFund)

CNBC had Nassim Taleb and Nouriel Roubini (aka Gloom & Doom) on at the same time…and the world didn’t explode, so that’s good.  (Clusterstock)

Pequot’s Art Samberg’s got some ‘splainin’ to do!  (USA Today)

10 Most High Profile Internet Failures of All Time.  (Minyanville)

I love when Tadas does his own stuff…Abnormal Returns on the Technical v Fundamental debate and why so many rich people are value investors.  (AR)

Yes, we’re all embarrassed for what Rolling Stone has become (Justin Timberlake/ Barack Obama Quarterly) but still, they’ve picked some rising stars correctly (RS)

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