RIM shares jump on Icahn stake talk

Release Date ‎Sep 27, 2011‎ in Reuters

 
   

BlackBerry maker up on Icahn talk

New Zealand Herald - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
Carl Icahn. File photo / AP Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion surged yesterday amid speculation that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in the company. Rumours that the activist investor was buying into the troubled ...

RIM shares surge following rumours Icahn is interested

Winnipeg Free Press - Matt Hartley - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
TORONTO -- Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. surged Tuesday amid unconfirmed reports that billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn is considering taking a stake in the embattled BlackBerry-maker. At one point, RIM shares were up 7.4 per cent on the ...

RIM shares rise on Icahn stake speculation

Los Angeles Times - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
The maker of the BlackBerry gets a 4.5% boost on the day as the market hopes the company, which is fighting to stay relevant, is next in line to be acquired. Associated Press Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. surged Tuesday amid ...

RIM shares rise on Icahn stake speculation

San Jose Mercury News - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
AP LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion surged Tuesday amid speculation that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in the company. Icahn is already set to cash in an 11.4 percent stake worth more than $1.3 ...

Could Carl Icahn be interested in RIM?

ZDNet Asia - Roger Cheng - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
Research In Motion shares are up on speculation that the billionaire activist investor could make a play for the company. Could billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn be the answer to ...

RIM shares rise on speculation investor Carl Icahn taking stake; analyst ...

Washington Post - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
By AP, LOS ANGELES â€" Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. surged Tuesday amid speculation that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in the company. Rumors that the activist investor was buying into the troubled smartphone ...

Research In Motion Gains on Speculation Icahn May Buy Stake

San Francisco Chronicle - Susan Sarandon - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
AP Enterprise: UK tabloid paid spies for scoops 09.28.11 Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone struggling to revive falling sales, surged as much as 8.2 percent on speculation that activist investor ...

Shares in BlackBerry maker Research in Motion jump on rumours of Carl Icahn stake

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion surged on Tuesday amid speculation that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in the company. AP Icahn is already set to cash in an 11.4pc stake worth more than $1.3bn in Motorola Mobility ...

Does activist Icahn want a piece of RIM?

Toronto Star - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
Shares in Research in Motion Ltd. spiked Tuesday on speculation the corporate raider famed for forcing changes at undervalued companies is assembling a stake in the Canadian tech icon. “It would be fantastic if it is true,” said Vic Alboini, ...

RIM could have activist shareholder Carl Icahn on board pushing for change

CanadianBusiness.com - LuAnn LaSalle - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
Billionaire financier Carl Icahn is seen as he arrives at the Motorola annual meeting in Chicago in this May 7, 2007 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Charles Rex Arbogast, File MONTREAL - One ...

Could Carl Icahn be interested in RIM?

CNET - Roger Cheng - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
Wall Street apparently thinks so, as RIM's stock rose nearly 7 percent today on speculation that Icahn may have taken a stake in the company, BGC Partners analyst Colin Gillis, citing traders, told Reuters today. "We believe that, if true, ...

Who is Carl Icahn, anyway?

Toronto Sun - Stefania Moretti - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
How can rumours of a single US investor buying an unknown number of Research in Motion shares catapult the Waterloo, Ont., technology company's stock price up by as much as 6.5%? Well because Carl Icahn, 75, ...

RIM Shares Soar on Icahn Buzz

Fox Business - Alastair Sharp, Frank McGurty - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
Shares of Research In Motion jumped more than 6 percent on Tuesday on market speculation that activist investor Carl Icahn had taken a stake in the struggling BlackBerry maker. Traders ``are saying Icahn has taken a stake, but nothing is confirmed,'' ...

REFILE-UPDATE 3-RIM shares jump on Icahn stake talk

Reuters - Alastair Sharp, Frank McGurty - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
TORONTO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Shares of Research In Motion (RIM.TO) jumped more than 6 percent on Tuesday on market speculation that activist investor Carl Icahn had taken a stake in the struggling BlackBerry maker. ...

Do RIM shareholders really want Icahn on board?

Globe and Mail - boyd erman - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. RIM-T are rising on the rumour that activist Carl Icahn is about to announce he has taken a stake, but is that really a reason to cheer? History shows it is, but not for long. The shares of companies he targets ...

RIM shares soar on Icahn stake reports

AFP - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
NEW YORK â€" Shares of Research In Motion rose sharply on Wall Street on Tuesday amid speculation that billionaire US investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in the troubled BlackBerry maker. RIM shares were up 6.32 percent at $23.05 in early afternoon ...

RIM Up 6% On Rumor Of Icahn Bid; Ready For A 'Shake Up'?

Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
Shares of Research in Motion (RIMM) are up $1.35, or 6%, at $23.02 on rumors the company could get a stake form activist investor Carl Icahn. BGC Partners analyst Collin Gillis was on CNBC late this morning to chat about the matter. ...

RIM shares jump on Icahn stake talk

Reuters UK - Alastair Sharp, Frank McGurty - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
1 of 2. A person uses the new Blackberry Bold 9900 at a release party to promote the BlackBerry OS 7 devices in Toronto August 3, 2011. By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of Research In Motion (RIM.TO) jumped more than 6 percent on Tuesday on ...

RIM Shares Jump Amid Rumors of Icahn Stake

New York Times - Michael J. De La Merced - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
Research in Motion already has to deal with falling BlackBerry sales and a disappointing roll-out of its PlayBook tablet. Will it now have to fend off Carl C. Icahn as well? Shares in the wireless device maker jumped as much ...

Research In Motion Call Speculation Popular on Icahn Rumor

Forbes - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
I am a financial analyst with more than seven-and-a-half years of experience following the stock and options markets. I specialize in combining technical, fundamental, and sentiment analysis. I believe that this combination provides a more complete, ...

RIM shares jump on Icahn stake talk

Reuters - Chip East, Alastair Sharp - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
Investor Carl Icahn speaks at the Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers conference, held at the New York Stock Exchange, June 27, 2007. By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of Research In Motion jumped more than 6 percent on Tuesday on market ...

Research In Motion Surges on Speculation Icahn May Buy Stake

Bloomberg - Hugo Miller, Scott Moritz - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎
A man uses a Research in Motion Ltd. Blackberry device while waiting in line for a new Apple Inc. store to open in the Conestoga Mall in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 13, 2011. ...

Profile: Who is Carl Icahn?

GlobalNews.ca - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
Often referred to as a corporate raider, it is believed that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has his eye on Waterloo-based Research in Motion. Often referred to as a corporate raider, it is believed that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has his eye on ...

RIM Shares Climb Following Icahn Investment Rumor

Techzone360 - Erin Harrison - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
Following whispers that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in the company, shares of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion surged Tuesday, according to media reports. ...

Can Carl Icahn Save Research In Motion?

Investorplace.com - Tom Taulli - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
Back in the 1980s, Carl Icahn was known as a corporate raider. He would target troubled companies and try to force an outcome such as a going-private transaction, a huge dividend or a merger. Icahn now calls himself an “activist investor” but his ...

Carl Icahn rumored to purchase a stake in RIM, may convince them to sell

Ubergizmo - Tyler Lee - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
While RIM may have been one of leading platforms in the smartphone market a couple years back, based on several studies and surveys, RIM has been steadily declining in terms of market share, with the majority currently held by Android and followed by ...

RIM Share's Rise on Icahn Takeover Rumors

Beacon Equity Research - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
Research In Motion's (NASDAQ: RIMM) shares rose by more than 6% on Tuesday after rumors reached investors of a possible Carl Icahn takeover. According to certain unconfirmed sources, Icahn's investor firm has already bought a stake in IRM, ...

Is Carl Icahn a BlackBerry Picker?

Motley Fool - Rick Aristotle Munarriz - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
Shares of Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM ) climbed nearly 5% higher yesterday, and Reuters and Bloomberg are pegging the gains on speculation that Carl Icahn is buying into the struggling smartphone maker. ...

RIM: The Icahn Man Cometh?

TechNewsWorld - Erika Morphy - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
RIM investors appear exuberant at the prospect of Carl Icahn's rumored stake in the troubled company, but if the financier follows his usual mo, it could mean the beginning of the end. "It would be disastrous for RIM," said Billie G. ...

Carl Icahn looking to work his destructive magic on Research in Motion?

IntoMobile - Stefan Constantinescu - ‎Sep 28, 2011‎
Carl Icahn is a company's worst nightmare. He buys up enough shares of your company to get himself a seat on the board, he then convinces the board that they need to just give up and break the company apart, and then when all is said and done he walks ...

 

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