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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was a company we just featured in two different ways. The first issue is that it is among six known tech stocks under activist investor pressure. The second is that Apple is...
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ThinkstockJoining what should be a large chorus calling for replacing Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) CEO Michael Jeffries, activist investor Engaged Capital, headed by Glenn Welling, has...
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ThinkstockWithout ever speaking the name of its antagonist, QEP Resources Inc. (NYSE: QEP) announced Tuesday morning that it will pursue a separation of QEP Field Services Company and its interest in...
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ThinkstockActivist investing firms have been raising the pressure on companies that either have underperformed or that are sitting on a mountain of cash that is returning very little value to...
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White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) and Warren Buffett disclosed their full equity holdings this week. The first thing we noticed was that there was a total equity...
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White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s full stock holdings as of September 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC...
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JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsCarl Icahn is an activist investor who is widely followed by the public. His antics in mergers and other activist efforts have been almost legendary in some cases....
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courtesy of Apple Inc.When you hear about activist investor activity from Carl Icahn and Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP) these days, you might generally think of Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) or...
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ThinkstockAs promised Wednesday afternoon, we have all been treated to the Thursday morning launch of a new website from Carl Icahn and Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP). And also as promised,...
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ThinkstockOK, now you have seen a lot of shenanigans and a lot of success in failure in the world of activist investing. Now we have a new form of investor activism taking place: Front running your...
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courtesy of Netflix Inc.We noted Tuesday morning that activist investor Carl Icahn could be considering a sale of all or part of his stake in Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). The streaming/DVD rental...
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ThinkstockBill Gates is synonymous with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). His private investment vehicle is known for making some rather interesting moves in the United States and internationally. The...
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courtesy of Netflix Inc.Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been the comeback kid in media and online entertainment. The subscription movie and media player has rendered Blockbuster and other business...
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ThinkstockAfter markets closed on Monday night, activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed that he had accumulated a stake of nearly 6% in Canadian independent oil and gas exploration and production...
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Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.Activist hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has cut its short position in Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) by more than 40%, according to a letter from CEO William Ackman....
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