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Icahn Stock Grab May Signal New Yahoo CEO

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 28, 2008 6:54 PM CST

(Newser) – Corporate raider Carl Icahn bought about $65 million in Yahoo shares this week, sparking AllThingsD blogger Kara Swisher to speculate that an "Icahn-friendly" CEO is on the way. Icahn's purchase, likely an attempt to recoup the $900 million he lost on his Yahoo stake... Read full story »

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