Icahn Enterprises

During an interview with CNBC, Carl Icahn (NASDAQ: IEP) told the network that he purchased more shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Wednesday when it was trading in the $465 to $466 range. The stock closed down five percent at $467.71 and is currently up less than one percent in after hours trading....

Famed investor Carl Icahn (Twitter: @Carl_C_Icahn) revealed Tuesday that his firm, Icahn Enterprises (NYSE: IEP) had taken a "large position" in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple shares rose about five percent on the news and probed the $500 level in early Tuesday trade. Twitter...

Carl Icahn disclosed on Twitter Tuesday that he had taken a large stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). However, he already may have hinted that he is bullish on the smartphone maker's business months ago with a different investment. A Nuanced Investor As of August 7, Icahn Enterprises (NYSE: IEP) owns 16...

Carl Icahn (NYSE: IEP) took to Twitter today to disclose a new position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). He said that he spoke to CEO Tim Cook today and that there is more to come on the story.   We currently have a large position in APPLE. We believe the company to be extremely undervalued....

Icahn Enterprises (NYSE: IEP), the investment firm controlled by Carl Icahn announced that they will use the official twitter of Carl Icahn to release "material, non-public information." His twitter handle is @Carl_C_Icahn. New Positions And Investment Ideas On Twitter In an SEC...

The battle over Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) has raged for months now, with hedge fund titans battling it out over the future of this stock. Notably, Carl Icahn of Icahn Enterprises (NYSE: IEP) has bought over 16 percent of the stock while Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital has taken a large short...

Reports circulated Monday that activist investor Bill Ackman has filed a complaint to the Securities and Exchange Commission over comments made by George Soros which reflected his intent to acquire a stake in nutritional supplement company Herbalife (NYSE: HLF). Ackman alleges that Soros broke...

Two oil and gas companies -- CVR Energy (NYSE: CVI) and W&T Offshore (NYSE: WTI) -- were among the top performing dividend-paying stocks in May. So were drug maker Warner Chilcott (NASDAQ: WCRX) and semiconductor company Himax Technologies (NASDAQ: HIMX). Below we take a glance at how these...

This weekend in Barron's online: fund managers who are earning their keep, and the prospects for Icahn Enterprises, United Technologies and Occidental Petroleum and others. Cover Story "Earning Their Keep" by Sarah Max. These days, it is more difficult than ever to run a truly actively...

Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a...

With all the news about Bill Ackman’s claims that Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) is an illegal pyramid scheme and Icahn Enterprises' (NASDAQ: IEP) counter assertions that it is not, it’s easy to get confused. It helps to understand that the problem is not with the word “pyramid.” Pyramid organizational...