Carl Icahn Icahn Enterprises

Carl Icahn became known as the “corporate raider” in the 1980s, after profiting from the hostile takeover and asset stripping of Trans World Airlines. Icahn is the founder and controlling shareholder of Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ: IEP), which is run by the investment subsidiary Icahn...

Carl Icahn was asked by The Economist to write an article on how investors could profit in 2015. "At the risk of being a bit facetious, I would say: become a Twitter follower and read my future tweets," Icahn humorously wrote. The billionaire investor went on to offer investors some...