Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn is one of the most noted activist investors of the last 50 years. About Carl Icahn: Carl Icahn runs the Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ: IEP) conglomerate, which is a holding company owning assets in the railway, casino, auto parts and mining industries. Icahn is the 39th richest person in the...

The latest round of 13F filings from institutional investors is out, revealing to the world the stocks that some of the richest and most successful investors have been buying and selling. Takeaways From 13F Season: Investors who follow particular fund managers can easily look up what each was...

Revlon, Inc. (NYSE: REV) shares are trading higher on Wednesday, after a report emerged that Carl Icahn could keep the cosmetics giant out of bankruptcy. What Happened: The terms of the deal couldn’t immediately be learned, reports the New York Post, which cited unnamed sources in the story....

Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors when markets face uncertainty. Activist investor Carl Icahn added to a stake last week. Financial companies and an options exchange operator saw insiders buying too. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10% shareholders...

Editor's Note: Updates throughout with analyst comment and additional background TRATON Group is giving Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) until noon Friday to accept its $43-a-share bid for the 83% of the company it does not already own. In a letter to Navistar Executive Chairman Troy...

  Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors when markets are near all-time highs. Several insiders made return trips to purchase additional shares last week. An activist investor also came back to the buy window as well.     Conventional wisdom says...

Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors during periods of uncertainty. A number of executives and other insiders returned to the buy window last week. A notable activist investor again added to his stake in an old-school tech company. Conventional wisdom says that...

Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors during periods of uncertainty. A number of executives and other insiders returned to the buy window last week. A notable activist investor again added to his stake in an old-school tech company. Conventional wisdom says that...

Xerox (NYSE: XRX) shares are trading higher on Monday after Carl Icahn added to his stake in the company, purchasing 1.8 million shares at an average price of $16.31. Icahn has been pushing for Xerox to merge with HP Inc for an extended period of time. He most recently spoke about the potential...

The New York Stock Exchange initiated proceedings to delist Hertz Global Holdings Inc (NYSE: HTZ) on Tuesday following the car rental chain's bankruptcy filing, according to Reuters.   Coronavirus Fuels Hertz Bankruptcy Filing  Economic damage from the coronavirus ...

The latest round of 13F filings from institutional investors is out, revealing to the world the stocks that some of the richest and most successful investors have been buying and selling. Takeaways From 13F Season Investors who follow particular fund managers can easily look up what each was buying...

Activist investors turned passive in the last month as the coronavirus threatened to claim corporate victims. Activist campaigns fell from 42 in January and February to just 16 in March — representing the slowest growth rate since 2013, according to Lazard. Investments in such campaigns have...

Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors. Many insiders took advantage of fallen share prices last week. Carl Icahn returned to the buy window as well. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10% owners really only buy shares of a company for one reason — they...

Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included a top bank and the FANG stocks. Bearish calls included many oil stocks and the iPhone maker. The U.S. markets had another tough week due to the one-two punch of an unexpected oil...