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Icahn sells his part in Federated Stores
Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor who tried to take control of Time Warner Inc., has sold his 1.3 percent stake in Federated Department Stores Inc., the second-largest U.S. department store company. Icahn Management LP sold its 6.8 million shares as of March 31, Icahn said in a filing...
Tags: board, Federated Department Stores Inc., Icahn
Research articles 2007-05-16
Billionaire Icahn leverages Yahoo options
The Options News Network examines Icahn's Yahoo takeover strategy using options
Tags: Icahn, Yahoo! Inc.
Research articles 2008-05-21
Billionaire Icahn Leverages Yahoo Options in Bid to Replace Board, Yang
The Options News Network examines Icahn's Yahoo takeover strategy using options
Tags: board, Icahn, Yahoo! Inc.
Research articles 2008-06-04
Familiar Mr. Fix-its tackle companies in trouble
Reclusive billionaire buys big stake in a Big Three automaker. Deep-pocketed financier who made his reputation as a corporate raider wages proxy fight. Scion of a liquor empire family captains megabucks deal -- in entertainment. Ambitious investor builds business empire from two troubled companies. If today's business news seem...
Tags: FINANCE, financier, General Motors Corp., Icahn, Investment, IPO, K Mart, Manufacturing, Sears Roebuck & Co., shareholder, Warner Music Group Corp.
Research articles 2005-05-09
Motricity chief is OK with Icahn getting his number
When shareholder activist - some say corporate raider - Carl Icahn wants to invest in their companies, many CEOs run. Not Ryan Wuerch of Durham-based Motricity Inc., which provides software that allows cell-phone and other wireless-device users to download ringtones, videos, games and other centent. Despite Icahn's reputation for throwing...
Tags: Icahn
Research articles 2007-05-01
BNET Daily Dispatch: Barclays, Foot Locker, Icahn, and Salary Gap
ABN Amro of Denmark and Barclays of Britain announced today that they would merge in one of Europe's biggest banking deals ever. The merger is valued at more than $90 billion. In a separate deal, ABN Amro and Barclays agreed to sell LaSalle Bank, a unit of ABN, to Bank...
Tags: Genesco, Merger, ABN AMRO, Icahn, Foot Locker, Barclays Plc., Real Estate, Games, Human Resources, Business Operations, Personal Technology, Joseph De Avila, Gender And Diversity
Blog posts 2007-04-23
Icahn Says 'I Can' - Company Business and Marketing - Brief Article
Financier Carl Icahn pledged $400 million to build or buy an airline and link it to his Lowestfare.com. Lowestfare.com lost its supply of discounted Trans World Airline tickets with American Airlines' $740 million buyout of the bankrupt carrier. Icahn, a former TWA chairman, failed to buy TWA and could not...
Tags: American Airlines, Icahn, Lowestfare.com, MARKETING
Research articles 2001-04-02
Bankruptcy Judge Orders TWA Sold to American.
By Jim Landers, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 13--WILMINGTON, Del.--The corporate parent of American Airlines Inc. won a sweeping court victory over billionaire financier Carl Icahn Monday when a federal bankruptcy judge ordered Trans World Airlines Inc. sold to...
Tags: AMR Research, bankruptcy, Icahn, Judge, Litigation, Walsh
Research articles 2001-03-13
Business World
Price hike? No problem ORLANDO, Fla. Bloomberg -- America Online expects to lose few of its 13 million customers when a price increase goes into effect next month. The Dulles, Va.-based company said there have been a "minimal" number of calls to object or to cancel the service,...
Tags: Associated Press, bank, Coca-Cola Co., Coke, Games, Icahn, movie
Research articles 1998-03-17
In Ticket Dispute, TWA Drops Massachusetts Travel Agency from Network.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
Mar. 7--Trans World Airlines Inc. yesterday cracked down on a Dedham- based travel agency that has been selling the airline's tickets to consumers at a 20-percent discount. TWA dropped Colpitts World Travel from its ticket network for selling discounted TWA tickets obtained through the airline's former...
Tags: agency, Boston Globe, Icahn, MARKETING, network
Research articles 1996-03-07
Icahn seeks seats on board.(News)(Brief Article)
Byline: Jim Johnson Carl Icahn's interest in Temple-Inland Inc. continues as the billionaire businessman and his affiliates plan to nominate their own slate of candidates for three board positions at the company's next annual meeting. ...
Tags: board, company, Icahn, stock, Temple-Inland Inc.
Research articles 2005-02-28
Icahn Revs Moto Move.(Carl C. Icahn increases stake in Motorola Inc.)
By Mike Farrell Boosts His Stake, Will Seek a Seat On Firm's Board Carl Icahn stepped up his crusade against Motorola management last week, revealing in a proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Tags: Carl Icahn, Icahn, Motorola Inc.
Research articles 2007-04-02
Icahn completes XO debt deal. (News).
Carl Icalin acquired approximately $262.5 million of XO Communications Inc.'s secured senior debt, giving him ownership of approximately $847.5 million of XO's $1 billion in total secured debt and most importantly, greater control over what happens Carl Icalin acquired approximately $262.5 million of XO...
Tags: Icahn
Research articles 2002-09-02
Icahn's latest prey; Media firms.(Carl C. Icahn)(Time Warner Inc.)
Time Warner would be wise to take Carl Icahn seriously Time Warner would be wise to take Carl Icahn seriously
Tags: Icahn, Time Warner Inc.
Research articles 2005-08-20
Icahn's book: split up TW: dissident's 343-page plan calls for four separated companies.(FINANCE)
New York -- Carl Icahn and company's plan for restructuring Time Warner Inc. landed with a thud last week, in the form of a 343-page book advocating splitting the media giant into four separate publicly traded companies: America Online; Time Warner New York --...
Tags: company, finance, Icahn, Time Warner Inc.
Research articles 2006-02-13
Icahn withdraws XO refinancing plan. (Paging Update).
WASHINGTON--Carl Icahn withdrew his offer to refinance XO Communications Inc. and sent a letter to the company's lenders warning that if they did not act soon, XO could be forced to liquidate. WASHINGTON--Carl Icahn withdrew his offer to refinance XO Communications Inc....
Tags: Icahn, paging
Research articles 2002-05-27
MTA, city reach rail yards deal.(Briefs)(Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Manhattan City sign deal)(restaurants to cut down on fat)(Revlon Inc. downsizing)
Byline: from staff reports and bloomberg news reports The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which owns the rail yards on Manhattan's far West Side above, and the city reached an agreement that calls for the 13-acre site to be rezoned and sol Byline: from staff reports...
Tags: downsizing, Icahn, News Corp., Revlon Inc., Verizon Communications Inc.
Research articles 2006-10-02
Icahn Launches the United Shareholders of America
Carl Icahn wants you be part of the U.S.A. No, not that U.S.A. but the United Shareholders of America, the scourge of C-Suite incompetence, hubris and greed everywhere. "We need an agressive plan . . . that is why I am launching the...
Tags: Shareholder, America, Board, Carl Icahn, Icahn, Pickens, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Peter Galuszka
Blog posts 2008-10-13
Yahoo and Icahn Settle, and the Pressure Increases
Yahoo and Carl Icahn have settled on the makeup of the company's board. Hooray -- now we can find the next high tech crisis. by Erik Sherman
Tags: Jerry Yang, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2008-07-21
Icahn Is Still Steamed at Yahoo
Another day another Carl Icahn to Roy Bostock letter. In this installment, our activist billionaire is annoyed by the Yahoo chairman’s terse response to his previous letter. Hmm. Maybe these folks should just pick up the damn phone. Anyway, here’s the letter. You can...
Tags: Shareholder, Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Plan, Carl Icahn, Icahn, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan
Blog posts 2008-06-09
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