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'Time To Buy' Apple Stock, Says Expert: 'Out Of All Mag 7 Stocks, After Maybe Tesla, Apple Is Currently The Most Hated'
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 7:43am | 920Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) investors are being "way too pessimistic" about the company and that the iPhone maker's stock still has "room to run," according to Eric Jackson. What Happened: EMJ Capital's Jackson expressed surprise about the "hate" that the Apple stock is receiving amid a decline in...
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Apple, Tesla 'Most Likely To Be Affected' If China Claps Back After TikTok Crackdown, Says Expert: 'I Think For Sure There Would Be Retaliation'
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - 10:12pm | 833Read More...The TikTok crackdown bill, which has been approved by the House of Representatives, is now heading to the Senate. Eric Jackson has warned of potential retaliation, with Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) possibly being targeted. What Happened: The bill, if passed by the Senate and...
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Pro: Marissa Mayer's Future As A CEO Is Like Hindenburg Pilot Being Asked To Fly The Goodyear Blimp At The Next Super Bowl
Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 9:51am | 534Read More...Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s corporate entity radically changed on Monday after the company confirmed the sale of its Internet properties to Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). Related Link: This May Explain Why Verizon Wants To Buy Yahoo's Properties We know what's next for Yahoo — the...
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Viacom Shares Higher Amid Dealbook Report Of Activist Interest
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 1:13pm | 245Read More...Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) shares were trading higher by 6.47 percent to $42.41 in Tuesday's mid-morning session, following SpringOwl Asset Management's push toward digital, offerings to replace Chairman Sumner Redstone and change its board. As The New York Times reported, The company...
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Hedge Fund Manager: Disney's CEO Needs To 'Talk Straight'
Monday, December 28, 2015 - 2:54pm | 252Read More...Eric Jackson is the managing director of SpringOwl and penned an article on The Street's Real Money on why Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s CEO Bob Iger needs to "talk straight." Jackson noted that Iger was recently a guest on Bloomberg TV and discussed an unnamed analyst's (...
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Hedge Fund Manager: Yahoo Partying Like 1999, But Core Business In 'Stomach-Churning Nose Dive'
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 12:08pm | 235Read More...Eric Jackson is the managing director of SpringOwl Asset Management, a hedge fund that holds a stake in Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) Jackson recently released a 99 page presentation outlining his plan to cut Yahoo's workforce by 75 percent and replace its CEO Marissa Mayer with a more operations-...
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Why Ironfire Capital's Founder Doesn't Own Apple And Doesn't Plan To
Friday, July 31, 2015 - 4:30pm | 400Read More...Unlike several large and individual investors, Eric Jackson, Ironfire Capital, doesn't own any Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock and he doesn't see any reason to change that any time soon. Jackson was on CNBC recently to explain why. Tim Cook Made A Big Mistake "I like the company,...
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Ironfire Capital On Twitter: Adam Bain Would Do A Great Job As CEO
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 3:26pm | 320Read More...Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares were down about 2 percent on Wednesday, Jack Dorsey's first day as interim CEO. Eric Jackson, Ironfire Capital, was on CNBC to discuss who is best suited to replace Jack Dorsey as the permanent CEO of Twitter and his outlook for the stock. Adam Bain:...
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'There's No Chance Yahoo Buys' Yelp, Says Ironfire Capital
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 2:35pm | 426Read More...Ever since the Wall Street Journal reported that Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) is again in search of a potential acquirer, the company's shares have risen more than 20 percent. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is featuring prominently among the companies that are being discussed on the Street as potential...
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Ironfire Capital: Pressure Is Going To Continue On Yahoo
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 4:53pm | 431Read More...Yahoo! Inc.'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) decision to spin off its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd into a separate publicly-traded entity did make some shareholders happy. However, Eric Jackson from Ironfire Capital, a long-term shareholder of Yahoo is not quite satisfied. Jackson recently spoke with...
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Watching Tech, Alibaba IPO, With Ironfire's Eric Jackson
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 11:28am | 843Read More...Recently on Benzinga's PreMarket Prep, Eric Jackson, managing partner at Ironfire Capital, predicted that the Alibaba filing for an IPO will come later this month. Jackson predicted the actual IPO will be in September. Jackson highlighted that many analysts and investors believe that Yahoo...
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The Top 10 Financial Tweets For Wednesday, August 7
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 1:47pm | 1111Read More...There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful, or just down right comical. 1. Danny Blanchflower Danny Blanchflower (@D_Blanchflower), former Bank of England MPC...
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Is Yahoo's CEO Wasting Time and Money?
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 7:27pm | 548Read More...Dan Loeb is the founder of Third Point Capital, a hedge fund with a substantial stake in Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). He has been shaking things up at Yahoo by attempting to replace multiple board members. Yahoo offered Loeb the opportunity to influence two board seats. Loeb nominated himself, but Yahoo...
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Yahoo Responds to Dan Loeb of Third Point, Rejects Loeb's Nominees
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 10:59am | 446Read More...Dan Loeb of Third Point Capital is a significant Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) shareholder. He has been attempting to influence Yahoo by replacing multiple Yahoo board members. Yahoo offered Loeb an opportunity to influence two board seats. Loeb nominated himself for one of the two, but earlier today,...
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Why Apple Should Acquire Twitter
Friday, April 27, 2012 - 8:17am | 595Read More...The Mac maker has plenty of cash to burn and billions more on the way. But is it time for Apple to make its biggest acquisition in company history? Yes, says hedge fund manager Eric Jackson. The Ironfire Capital founder and managing member recently wrote about this matter on Forbes. While Jackson'...
