Carl Icahn

Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF) released its fiscal Q3 earnings results after the closing bell on Thursday. The company, which noted investor Carl Icahn unsuccessfully attempted to acquire last year, reported a net loss of $1.7 million or $0.01 per share, compared to a loss of $6 million or $0...

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 company...

Canaccord has published a research report on Commerical Metals (NYSE: CMC) after discovering that the company has not tendered enough shares for Carl Icahn to continue his pursuit. In the report, Canaccord writes, "Icahn launched his $1.73 billion offer for Commercial last month, stating that he...

Commercial Metals (NYSE: CMC), the company financier Carl Icahn has been trying to acquire for $1.7 billion, reports earnings before the bell today and analysts are expecting a profit of 19 cents a share on revenue of $2.05 billion. EPS estimates range from 17 cents to 20 cents. While the stock...

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 company...

Many investors have been spooked by the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe, rising oil prices, and the apparent lack of progress by the congressional Super Committee. And so the Dow and the S&P 500 are in about the same place they were a month ago, and hardly any higher than three months...

Last night, Carl Icahn, the noted activist investor, decided he wanted to move away from search engines (Yahoo, (NASDAQ: YHOO)), patents (Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI)) and biotech for a second, to decide he wants to be a truck driver. When you are worth billions, I guess you can do whatever you...

Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) shares are spiking up again this morning, up another 2% continuing their run from earlier in the week. What's behind the sudden move into a company some have called a "headless horseman"? There were rumors yesterday that Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) was thinking about...

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. Market-driven sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...

Rumors hit this morning that Carl Ichan, the legendary activist investor was looking to take a stake in Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM). With weak management, continued earnings disappointments, and a potentially dying brand, the question is why? Nothing is confirmed just yet, but it could be...