Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn is the chairman of Icahn Enterprises, a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment management, metals, real estate, and consumer goods. [1]

Contents 1 Expanded Definition 2 Related Fool Articles 3 Recent Mentions on Fool.com 4 Carl Icahn's Blog Posts

Expanded Definition

Carl Icahn is one of the world's wealthiest investors. He has developed a reputation for being a corporate raider and activist investor, typically going after distressed companies.[2].

His latest potential target as of August 2008 appears to be Yahoo [3].

Icahn reportedly served as part of the inspiration for the character of Gordon Gekko from the Oliver Stone movie Wall Street.

Now that he has launched his website, the Icahn report, he may be one of the world's wealthiest bloggers.

Related Fool Articles

Recent Mentions on Fool.com

• Icahn Handles the Truth at Yahoo! (YHOO)
• Atlantic City Isn't Playing With a Full Deck
• This Week's 5 Dumbest Stock Moves (BIIB, CSCO, DIS, JBLU, MSFT)
• Ignore Icahn's Hoopla (BIIB)
• Best of Both Worlds (AMLN)
• Icahn's an Energizer Pit Bull (BIIB)

Carl Icahn's Blog Posts

• It's Up to the Shareholders, Not the Government, to Demand Change at a Company
• We?re Not the Boss of A.I.G.
• Bankruptcy Reform: A Necessary Component of Economic Recovery
• Voting by Brand: Next Stage in Shareowner Empowerment
• In The News
• In The News