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eBay is set to report earnings on Wednesday after the markets close. Now that it has reached a settlement with Carl Icahn, eBay shares have backed off from their post-Icahn pop.
Family Dollar Stores reported mixed third-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. Shares were down fractionally in premarket trading.
In a letter to Family Dollar's CEO following a dinner meeting on Thursday evening, Icahn said that it is "apparent that we have a strong difference of opinion as to the future of our company."
ThinkstockNuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) owes its fortunes back to the days of Lernout & Hauspie in the 1990s. Now the independent speech recognition leader is seeing its shares surge...
Now that Carl Icahn has taken a large stake in Family Dollar Stores, 24/7 Wall St. wanted to see what sort of value this might imply for activist investors and value investors alike.
ThinkstockActivist investor Carl Icahn filed documents with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) late Friday announcing that he had acquired a 9.4% stake in Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE:...
ThinkstockHave activist investors gone too far? That is what the news focus may be full of in the coming week. The financial media loves following activist investors like Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and...
ThinkstockActivist investor Carl Icahn has made some changes to his portfolio of equities in the latest 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. While there are many positions in...
courtesy of ebayeBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) reported first quarter 2014 results after the markets closed Tuesday. The e-commerce giant posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.70 on...
Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) plunged about 14% on Friday following a Financial Times report that the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have each launched criminal%...
Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.The Financial Times reported late Friday afternoon that Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is being investigated by both the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI. Neither federal...
Carl Icahn will withdraw both his proposal that eBay spin off its PayPal business and his two nominations for candidates for the company's board in exchange for the appointment of an independent...
Netflix is turning out to be in the midst of becoming an awful momentum reversal of fortune. The good news is that this sharp stock drop may help play into the theme that Netflix could be acquired.
Carl Icahn is proving to be a winner for investors. Despite a public battle with Bill Ackman over Herbalife, and despite what appears to be a non-victory for Icahn at eBay, investors have done well...
If Herbalife gets its way, Carl Icahn will soon control five of the company's board seats (slightly more than 38%) while owning just under 17% of its stock. None of the board members being replaced...