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: FDO) through Icahn…
courtesy of Ford Motor Co.When Ford Motor Co.’s (NYSE: F) Alan Mulally leaves the company on July 1, it is pretty unlikely that he will find a park bench somewhere and begin…
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…
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…
ThinkstockActivist investor Carl Icahn said on Friday that Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ: IEP) will begin using its Facebook page to disclose material non-public information. Icahn already uses Twitter and a website (www.shareholderssquaretable.com)…
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 Apple…
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, Icahn…
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…
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 models irrelevant, and…
courtesy of DellActivist Investor Carl Icahn is keeping up his hard court press against Michael Dell. Icahn said last week that he was raising his offer to acquire Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL)…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and both the DJIA and the S&P 500 climbed to new intra-day highs (more coverage here). The Fed mistakenly released FOMC minutes early to some…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from select Wall Street research calls on April 10, 2013.
Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a great company, and its Dragon Naturally Speaking has a handy lead in the world of speech-to-text software. It is fair to say that its stock…
courtesy Dell Inc.In a terse press release this morning, Carl Icahn’s Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP) said that it has entered a confidentiality agreement with Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) and “looks forward…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a number of disappointing data releases in Europe and Asia. Eurozone PMI remains on the pessimistic side, with a reading of 47.9, and the…
