welcome
Benzinga

Benzinga

Technology

Technology

Bill Ackman walks back criticism of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick

Benzinga
Summary
Nutrition label

66% Informative

Billionaire hedge fund mogul Bill Ackman walked back public criticism of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick .

Ackman , the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management , made the initial remarks April 6 on X.

The White House imposed a 10% base tariff on most imports and levied duties as high as 145% on select Chinese goods.

The market reacted sharply, with the S&P 500 coming close to bear market territory.

VR Score

62

Informative language

63

Neutral language

15

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

48

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

10

https://www.benzinga.com/money/masterworks?utm_campaign=partner_feed&utm_source=yahooFinance&utm_medium=partner_feed&utm_content=site&nid=45110259https://x.com/BillAckman/status/1909206619897946361https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/02/43770418/billionaire-bill-ackman-bets-big-with-this-2-billion-stake-heres-why-he-thinks-its-still-a-sleeping-giant?utm_campaign=partner_feed&utm_source=yahooFinance&utm_medium=partner_feed&utm_content=site&nid=45110259https://www.china-briefing.com/news/trump-raises-tariffs-on-china-to-125-overview-and-trade-implications/https://x.com/BillAckman/status/1909586890887438817https://www.benzinga.com/money/tax-deferring-adv?utm_campaign=partner_feed&utm_source=yahooFinance&utm_medium=partner_feed&utm_content=site&nid=45110259https://x.com/BillAckman/status/1909069404694065350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1909069404694065350%7Ctwgr%5E3e03a4c171e7068f5fca772e819908a1a8ad5a9b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbctv18.com%2Fworld%2Fhedge-fund-manager-bill-ackman-commerce-secretary-howard-lutnick-profits-if-economy-crashes-19585621.htmhttps://www.benzinga.com/money/mode-mobile-2?utm_campaign=partner_feed&utm_source=yahooFinance&utm_medium=partner_feed&utm_content=site&nid=45110259https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/clarification-of-exceptions-under-executive-order-14257-of-april-2-2025-as-amended/https://www.benzinga.com/money/rad-intel?utm_campaign=partner_feed&utm_source=yahooFinance&utm_medium=partner_feed&utm_content=site&nid=45110259

Affiliate links

no affiliate links