Icahn Throws Haymaker At Yahoo Board
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn published a letter he submitted to Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock, officially confirming his intent to challenge Yahoo's…
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Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn published a letter he submitted to Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock, officially confirming his intent to challenge Yahoo's…
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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn made his intentions known after acquiring some 50 million shares of Yahoo stock: he's going to wage the proxy fight that Microsoft chose not to conduct.