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Icahn Battles Boards, Makes Selected Buys (LGF, MENT, CLX, MMI, MSI, HAIN, LWSN, DYN)

Posted by Jason Smith at 9:45AM on May 20th

Legendary investor Carl Icahn, known for making aggressive moves in the market, continued to battle with boards during Q1. Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) and Mentor Graphics (MENT) have been among the firms wrangling with Icahn for control. With the deadline for end-of-Q1…

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The Market Closes Out a Strong Q1 (KMX, MOS, DRYS, LWSN, WTW, CONN)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 5:03PM on March 31st

Stocks had a choppy trading session to close out the month, with the market eventually ending mixed. Overall, the first quarter was a very good one for stocks, with the S&P ending up 5.4%.

The Fitness and Dieting Stocks Index was the…

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Legendary Activist Investor Icahn Upped Selected Stakes to Kick Off 2011 (GENZ, SNY, CHK, HAIN, LWSN, MSI, AMLN)

Posted by Jason Smith at 9:27AM on February 18th

Legendary investor Carl Icahn, known for making aggressive moves in the market, saw success this week as one of his targets, Genzyme (GENZ) agreed to a buyout from Sanofi-Aventis (SNY). With the deadline for end-of-2010 regulatory filings behind us, investors can now…

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Legendary Activist Investor Hikes Top Stakes in Q3 (LGF, CHK, HAIN, LWSN, MENT, MOT, REGN, DYN, MAT, FDML, GENZ, BIIB)

Posted by Jason Smith at 10:52AM on November 29th

Legendary investor Carl Icahn, known for making aggressive moves in the market, hiked his firm’s bid for Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) back in August, and with the deadline for end-of-Q3 regulatory filings behind us, investors can now see where else the billionaire…

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Data Helps Stocks In First October Session (LWSN, ACN, HPQ, SAP, ORCL, HTZ, DTG, CAR, BTIM)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:43PM on October 1st

Stocks started October out on the right foot, buoyed by slightly better-than-expected personal income and spending data. Meanwhile, the International Council of Shopping Centers, which tracks sales trends at more than 30 chains, is forecasting holiday sales growth of between…

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Lions Gate Soars As Board Mulls Icahn Bid (LGF, CHK, MENT, LWSN, HAIN, TTWO)

Posted by Jason Smith at 2:41PM on August 31st

Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) spiked by 12% on Tuesday after billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn’s hedge fund hiked its takeover bid to by a dollar to $7.50 per share. Icahn extended his tender offer through October 22 earlier this month, and…

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Icahn Ups Tech, Energy Exposure (APC, CHK, MENT, LWSN, HAIN, TTWO, MOT, GENZ, BIIB, AMLN)

Posted by Max Magee at 9:07AM on August 23rd

Legendary investor Carl Icahn, known for making aggressive moves in the market, remained active in the biotech space while also opening modest new positions in the tech and energy sectors during Q2.

Looking at Icahn’s top U.S.-listed, equity holdings at the end…

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Stocks Head North After Canadian Jobs Report (LWSN, GOOG, NDN, APD, ARG, DCTH)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:40PM on July 9th

Stocks continued their recent winning streak, ending a perfect shortened week for the major market indices. While there wasn’t much U.S. economic news today, outside a wholesale inventory report, it’s worth noting that Canada saw a huge 93,200 spike in…

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Stocks Shake Off Jobs Number in Late Surge (APOL, UPS, GPN, LWSN, MEI)

Posted by Jim Ambrosio at 4:48PM on January 8th

Stocks looked headed for yet another mixed day, but a late-day surge pushed all the major market indexes into the black. Stocks largely shook off a poor jobs report, but as we said yesterday, the market probably doesn’t want economic…

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