Incredible! Whitney Tilson Just Went Long Barnes & Noble On Friday After Being Short

businessinsider.com — Everyone is still talking about Barnes & Nobles' stock, which surged Monday following news that Microsoft invested $300 million in a joint venture. The stock was last up more than 62% during mid-day trading. A bunch of hedge funds are making a fortune today, especially Barry Rosenstein's JANA Partners, which disclosed an 11.56% stake in the book seller a couple weeks ago.
Timing on hedge funders getting into Barnes & Noble feels suspicious, no? t.co/GNfZm3DA and t.co/CLGLd8l1
Whitney Tilson with some unfathomably good timing on Barnes & Noble t.co/35kqA1JL