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- Bill Ackman said Tuesday that there's a "karmic quality" to Hindenburg Research's attack on his old rival Carl Icahn.
- The two activist investors feuded over a decade ago when Ackman made a $1 billion bet against Herbalife.
- Hindenburg disclosed a short position against Icahn's business empire in a bombshell report published Tuesday.
Bill Ackman took aim at his old rival Carl Icahn Tuesday after short seller Hindenburg Research attacked the latter's business empire.