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courtesy of ebayeBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) has reported earnings for its fourth quarter, but perhaps even larger news is that Carl Icahn is taking a small stake on the company and is going to pursue...
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Apple got a mid-day pop on Wednesday due to nothing more than comments from activist investor and billionaire Carl Icahn. His position is now believed to top $3 billion, and he called Apple a "no...
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As part of our annual outlook series, 24/7 Wall St. wanted to see what Apple's prospects are for 2014. We have generated a bullish and bearish scenario for 2014 in each major stock we follow...
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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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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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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.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 of Apple Inc.Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), made the odd move of having dinner with ancient raider Carl Icahn, who owns between $1.5 billion to $2 billion in the consumer...
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JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsCarl Icahn no longer has Michael Dell to go after, so his attention, while much less vocal, now is heading back toward Tim Cook and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Icahn...
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ThinkstockThe activist investor has been around forever on Wall Street. For years the portfolio managers and equity strategist at the big mutual fund companies were the ones that really could drive...
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courtesy Dell Inc.Calling his effort to stop the sale of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) to company founder Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners “almost impossible,” activist...
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