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Activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed on Thursday the acquisition of 19.4 million shares of stock in Cheniere Energy, about 8.2% of the company's outstanding shares.
Is it possible that activist investors now have just too much money under their management and are simply biting off more than they can chew?
In an open letter to the chairman and CEO of MedAssets, Starboard Value outlines a plan to create more value, reduce operating expenses and improve capital allocation.
ThinkstockMany investors love undiscovered hidden value in stocks, even if it is in a stock that they know. Some of the most very aggressive investors will even reach for the stars, chasing stocks...
Activist fund Starboard Value has disclosed a new stake in Macy's common shares, along with the informal proposition that Macy's should sell off its real estate and conduct a sale-leaseback plan.
Regulators likely will keep agreeing to a Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent merger, but many shareholders are highly unimpressed.
Elliot Management is petitioning the Citrix board of directors to make some changes within the company. The endgame in all this is to have a strong return for shareholders in the near future.
Courtesy of JeepDoes Chrysler need to become owned by GM? Or what about owned by Ford? That is a question that is harder to answer than whether or not Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) or General Motors Co....
EMC has signed a deal to acquire the privately held Virtustream, which cannot make activist investors happy.
Carl Icahn has issued an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, with a valuation path -- driven largely by buybacks -- that would theoretically make Apple worth a whopping $240 per share.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyBoard elections are an important process within any company because these elected directors steer the company. Wednesday morning E.I. du Pont de Nemours and...
Yum! Brands is finding itself targeted by activist investor Keith Meister of Corvex Management.
Carl Icahn called Apple the Secretariat of corporations and the best company of the past 50 years, the activist investor also mentioned that he always likes bigger buybacks.
Lumber Liquidators reported disappointing first-quarter financial results before the markets opened Wednesday.
Hedge fund Jana Partners wants semiconductor maker Qualcomm to spin off its chip-making business.