Unhedged

Icahn has problems?

Carl Icahn is one of the most successful investors of all time, but his bet against the US economy has cost him billions of dollars. Now Hindenburg Research, the short seller, has come after Icahn and his publicly-traded fund, Icahn Enterprises. Hindenburg claims Icahn’s generous dividends are unsustainable. Today on the show, we ask: Can Icahn rally? Also, we go short investment bankers, and long stowaways.  Links:- <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/10ea4a4b-a635-4351-9ee3-ff2bc6acb515" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Icahn Enterprises halves dividend after short seller attack</a> For a free 90-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: <a href="https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer</a> Follow Ethan Wu (<a href="https://twitter.com/ethanywu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ethanywu</a>) and Katie Martin (<a href="https://twitter.com/katie_martin_fx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@katie_martin_fx</a>) on Twitter. You can email Ethan at <a href="mailto:ethan.wu@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ethan.wu@ft.com</a>. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d0d3330f-eee8-44e9-8f71-4a8b256ef42a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Katie Martin, Robert Armstrong and other markets nerds at the Financial Times explain the big ideas behind what’s happening in finance right now. Every Tuesday and Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.