While Netflix shares have been pummeled over the past year-and-a-half, hedge fund guru Carl Icahn is betting on them to rebound, perhaps due to Netflix’s attractiveness as a takeover target. In a regulatory filing, Icahn announced that he has acquired nearly 10% of the firm. ”Netflix may hold significant strategic value for a variety of significantly […]
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The Gurus Dig Deep For Resource Plays
December 12, 2011 
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In his latest article for Nasdaq.com, Validea CEO John Reese takes a look at some natural resource-related stocks that look attractive right now. “With the world population continuing to rise, global economies running for the most part on non-renewable resources, and central banks injecting huge sums of money into the financial system in recent years, […]
Read moreIcahn: For Now, Focus on Jobs, Not Deficit
December 7, 2011 0 Comments
While acknowledging the U.S.’s budget problems, hedge fund guru Carl Icahn says now is not the time to be focusing on reducing the country’s deficit. “I think at this time, it’s not the time to be so obsessed about the deficit as it is to put these people back to work,” Icahn tells CNBC. Icahn […]
Read moreIcahn Worried, But Finding Opportunities
June 24, 2011 0 Comments
Hedge fund guru Carl Icahn sees serious threats to the equity market on the horizon, namely inflation and the eventual end of the Federal Reserve’s lax monetary policy. “Our country has been enjoying cheap commodities and finished products from Asia but as the middle class continues to grow in Asia, there will be competition for […]
Read moreIcahn: Overleveraging Is Back, Big Time
June 1, 2011 0 Comments
Hedge fund guru Carl Icahn says that the financial system isn’t working properly, and that the high levels of leverage that sparked the 2008 financial crisis have returned. “I really find it amazing that we’re almost back to where it was, where there is so much leverage going on,” Icahn tells CNBC. “”(There’s) just, way […]
Read moreIcahn Warns of Correction
March 15, 2011 0 Comments
Billionaire hedge fund guru Carl Icahn says he’s concerned that a “major correction” for the stock market may be coming. “You’ve got to be myopic if you’re not at least concerned that there might be a major correction,” Icahn recently told the Financial Times. “[Ben] Bernanke has done a brilliant job but he can’t hold […]
Read moreBuffett, Icahn, and Paulson all Busy in Q2
August 20, 2010 1 Comment
The firms of several top investors were busy buying and selling stocks during the second quarter, and CNNMoney.com recently highlighted the moves of three of them. For starters, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway added significantly to its position in Johnson & Johnson, CNNMoney reports. Berkshire also opened a new position in Fiserv, and upped its stakes […]
Read moreIcahn: Opportunities are there, but Amateur Investors Beware
October 9, 2009 1 Comment
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn tells CNBC that the economy is on a “precipice” and the market is “schizophrenic”, but he still sees opportunities in some areas. Icahn says he sees plays in advertising, telecom, the Internet and bankruptcies, but he also says amateur investors need to be very cautious because another downturn in the […]
Read moreIcahn: Some Stocks, Senior Debt Offer “Great Opportunity”
December 1, 2008 0 Comments
Renowned corporate-raider-turned-sharholder-activist Carl Icahn tells Barron’s that there are great buying opportunities in this market, particularly in stocks and senior corporate debt. Icahn talks about the problems with corporate management in America, as well as the stake he has in Yahoo! (he owns around 5.4% of the firm) and his ideas on how to maximize […]
Read morePainful Stretch Even for The Greats
November 21, 2008 0 Comments
No one beats the market all the time — not even the best investors in history — and this difficult bear market has been a perfect example. Yahoo Tech Ticker’s Aaron Task reports that many investors with exceptional long-term track records have (along with just about everyone else) been hit hard. A look at some […]
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