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Oct 16 (Reuters) - Nelson Peltz's activist hedge fund Trian Fund Management has built a stake in Allstate Corp (ALL.N), one of the insurers struggling to cope with the fallout of natural disasters such as the Maui wildfire in Hawaii, people familiar with the matter said. It has blamed natural disasters that are sometimes amplified by climate change for its poor performance. Allstate has hired investment bankers to advise it on how to handle Trian, the sources said. Allstate and Trian did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Trian has previously pushed for change at companies such as Procter & Gamble (PG.N), Unilever (ULVR.L) and Invesco (IVZ.N).
Persons: Nelson, Tom Wilson, Carl Icahn, Matthew, Walt Disney, Bob Iger's, Trian, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, David French, Greg Roumeliotis, Rod Nickel Organizations: Management, Allstate Corp, Allstate, Trian, Insurance, Walt, Procter, Gamble, Unilever, Svea, Thomson Locations: Hawaii, Northbrook , Illinois, New York
The teenagers and elderly walkers at Crossgates Mall might not realize it, but they are standing on a Wall Street battlefield with potentially hundreds of millions of dollars on the line. Four years ago, legendary Wall Street investor Carl Icahn made a huge bet against the future of the U.S. shopping mall in what was called the Big Short 2.0. His wager pitted him against huge asset managers and hedge funds that routinely deal in a notoriously complex and contentious market.
Persons: Carl Icahn Organizations: Wall Locations: U.S
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos just bought a $79 million mansion in Indian Creek, Florida, per Bloomberg. Indian Creek is a village on a small private island in Miami's Biscayne Bay known as "Billionaire Bunker." AdvertisementAdvertisementAmazon founder Jeff Bezos has added another lavish mansion to his property portfolio. The waterfront property was listed for $85 million in May and last sold for $28 million in 2014. Indian Creek, where Bezos' new property purchase is located, is a village on a small private island in Miami's Biscayne Bay.
Persons: Jeff Bezos, , Dina Goldentayer, Danilo Tavares, Douglas Elliman, Tavares, Bezos, Insider's Sarah Jackson, Jordan Hart, Insider's Hannah Towey, Carl Icahn, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Bezos, Zillow Locations: Indian Creek , Florida, Biscayne, Goldentayer, Beverly, Texas, Medina , Washington
The conflict in Israel and Gaza has dominated the news cycle for the last week. Turn on the TV or log on to any social media platform and you'll be confronted with a barrage of horrific headlines. While staying informed is important, consuming an excess of graphic images and videos can negatively affect your mental health. "Nothing good" happens to your brain when you see violent images, says Iliyan Ivanov, a professor of psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. There are ways, though, to consume the news and still take care of your mental health.
Persons: Iliyan Ivanov Organizations: Media, Icahn School of Medicine, CNBC Locations: Israel, Gaza, Mount Sinai
Bill Ackman says he doesn't short stocks anymore. The hedge fund manager famously feuded with investing legend Carl Icahn over Ackman's short position on Herbalife over a decade ago. At the conference, Ackman talked about two companies he's placing massive bets on right now: Universal Music (UNGVY) and Alphabet (GOOG). Ackman said his portfolio has a 22-25% weight on Universal Music, and a 16-17% weight on Alphabet, meaning he's betting 38-42% of his fund on the two firms. For Universal Music it's streaming.
Persons: Bill Ackman, Carl Icahn, Ackman, we'd, I'm, CNBC's Scott Wapner, Warren Buffett, chatbot, OpenAI's ChatGPT, They've Organizations: Pershing Square Holdings, Delivering Alpha, Pershing, Morningstar, Universal, Euronext, Universal Music, Capitol Records, Jam, Google, YouTube Locations: New York, Euronext Amsterdam
How to Take Care of Your Skin in the Fall and Winter
  + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Anna Maltby | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
As the outside air cools and the heat starts to crank on indoors, you may notice your skin becoming flaky, maybe even a bit itchy. Welcome to fall and winter. When temperatures drop, the air gets drier — both indoors and outdoors — and moisture gets pulled from the lipid barrier. With less hydration, the turnover of skin cells is impaired and they start to clump together, which people can experience as dry, flaky or even scaly skin, Dr. Craiglow said. Some are more susceptible to developing dry skin in cooler weather, particularly older adults and those with eczema, said Dr. Jeffrey Weinberg, a clinical professor of dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Persons: , Brittany Craiglow, Craiglow, Jeffrey Weinberg Organizations: Yale School of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine Locations: Fairfield , Conn, Mount Sinai
A good treatment option for indigestion may already be in your spice rack, according to a new study. Researchers found no significant differences in the symptoms of the groups taking the drug, turmeric or the combination of the two, according to the study. Turmeric has been used by people in Southeast Asia to treat stomach discomfort and other inflammatory conditions, Pongpirul said. That said, curcumin and turmeric is “generally considered safe when consumed in the amounts typically found in food,” he added. Typically, turmeric spices contain around 3% curcumin, according to the National Library of Medicine.
Persons: , Krit Pongpirul, Pongpirul, Pongpoirul, Yuying Luo, curcumin, Luo, , , ” Pongpuri, Pongpuri Organizations: CNN, Mayo Clinic, Chulalongkorn University, National Library of Medicine, gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, United States, dyspepsia, Mount Sinai, New York City
Carl Icahn on Thursday expressed his support for Illumina 's new CEO Jacob Thaysen – a relief for the company as it tries to rebound from a bitter proxy fight with the billionaire activist investor. "I think he will do an excellent job and he has my full support," Icahn said in a post on X, noting that he spoke with Thaysen. Icahn, who continues to own a small stake in Illumina, launched a proxy battle over the company's decision to close its $7.1 billion acquisition of cancer test developer Grail in 2021 without approval from antitrust regulators in U.S. and European Union. Icahn was a staunch critic of Illumina's former CEO Francis deSouza, who ultimately resigned after the proxy battle in May despite securing enough votes to stay. "I'd find it comical, if it wasn't so reprehensible that ILMN's share price is down 63% due to CEO Francis deSouza making such an absurd and questionable purchase," Icahn said in a statement to CNBC in March.
Persons: Carl Icahn, Jacob Thaysen –, Icahn, Thaysen, Francis deSouza Organizations: Union, CNBC Locations: Illumina
CNN —Scientists have grown kidneys containing mostly human cells inside pig embryos, an important step toward growing kidneys and potentially other human organs that could be used for transplants in people. “The paper describes pioneering steps in a new approach to organ bioengineering using pigs as incubators for growing and cultivating human organs,” said Dusko Ilic, a professor of stem cell sciences at King’s College London, in a statement. “It is remarkable to see about 60% of the primordial pig kidney contained human cells,” Wu said. What the researchers didTo generate kidneys mostly composed of human cells in pigs, the scientists used cutting-edge techniques harnessing advances in stem cells, gene editing and embryology. “This (new) work is different from existing xenotransplantation approach and aims to generate organs mostly composed of human cells in pigs,” Wu said.
Persons: , Miguel Esteban, ” Esteban, , Dusko Ilic, Jun Wu, Wu, ” Mary Garry, ” Wu, Esteban, ” Joseph A, Vassalotti, ” Vassalotti Organizations: CNN —, Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Procurement, Transplantation Network, King’s College London, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, University of Minnesota’s, Heart Institute, National Kidney Foundation, Icahn School of Medicine Locations: Health, United States, Mount Sinai
Illumina taps Agilent's Jacob Thaysen as CEO
  + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Bhanvi Satija | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
FILE PHOTO: A sign at the front entrance to the global headquarters of Illumina is pictured in San Diego, California, U.S., November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo(Reuters) -Illumina on Tuesday named Agilent Technologies’ Jacob Thaysen as its CEO, months after the former head of the U.S. genetic testing company resigned following a proxy fight with billionaire Carl Icahn. The company said Thaysen, 48, who has been part of the analytical instruments division leadership at Agilent since 2018, would take the helm effective Sept. 25. Thaysen “checks all the boxes” required for the CEO role with his expertise in medical tools industry and understanding of Illumina’s customer base, said Evercore analyst Vijay Kumar. Thaysen will replace interim CEO Charles Dadswell, who will resume as senior vice president and general counsel at Illumina.
Persons: Mike Blake, Jacob Thaysen, Carl Icahn, Illumina, Icahn, Thaysen, Vijay Kumar, John Thompson, Andrew Teno, Francis deSouza, deSouza, Charles Dadswell, Patrick Donnelly Organizations: REUTERS, Illumina, Citi Locations: San Diego , California, U.S, Agilent, Illumina, China
Illumina 's board on Tuesday named Jacob Thaysen the DNA sequencing company's new CEO as it tries to rebound from a grinding dispute over its acquisition of cancer test developer Grail. Thaysen, a 48-year-old longtime executive at medical devices firm Agilent , will step in as CEO on Sept. 25. His nomination comes months after a bitter proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn ended with Illumina's former CEO Francis deSouza resigning despite securing enough votes to stay. "Jacob's unique combination of deep technological and commercial experience will be a great addition to Illumina," Stephen MacMillan, the chair of Illumina's board, said in the release. Thaysen will take over for Charles Dadswell, who has been serving as Illumina's interim CEO since June.
Persons: Illumina, Jacob Thaysen, Carl Icahn, Francis deSouza, Icahn, Thaysen, Stephen MacMillan, Charles Dadswell, Dadswell Organizations: Union, European Commission, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Illumina Locations: Illumina, San Diego , California, U.S, Agilent
A new study suggests human ancestors nearly went extinct some 930,000 years ago. Scientists in China used modern human genomes to estimate what past populations may have looked like. It turns out our human ancestors may have faced a near miss that could have changed everything. Scientists in China last week released the results of a study that used current human genomes to make predictions about populations in the past. They found that something — perhaps an ancient climate crisis, they suggest — caused the population of human ancestors to drop drastically.
Persons: , Wangjie Hu, Nick Ashton Organizations: Service, Scientists, Icahn, of Medicine, New York Times, Africa —, Times Locations: China, Wall, Silicon, New, Mount, Africa, , Europe, Asia
'Barbie Botox' goes viral but doctors inject caution
  + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Leroy Leo | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
But since the "Barbie" movie released in July, there has been an uptick in demand for use as a cosmetic procedure. Meanwhile, Revance and Evolus Inc (EOLS.O), which make similar toxins under the brand Daxxify and Jeuveau, respectively, told Reuters that though "Barbie Botox" has picked up in recent months, they do not see the trend significantly boosting sales. However, the doctors said they were concerned about a rise in use among younger women - and six doctors warned that procedures by underqualified staff at some medispas raised the risk of complications. Doctors also stressed the risk with administration by people who may not be properly qualified, especially at medispas where there is little oversight. "The science isn't quite there yet, in order to support the clinical profile of it," said Evolus CEO David Moatazedi.
Persons: Margot Robbie, BarbieBotox, that's, Barbie, Dustin Sjuts, Scot Glasberg, Revance, Shilpi Kheterpal, Kheterpal, Doctors, Melissa Levoska, David Moatazedi, Leroy Leo, Sriraj Organizations: Therapeutics, Reuters, Plastic Surgery Foundation, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Evolus Inc, AbbVie Inc, Cleveland Clinic, Icahn School of Medicine, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, medispas, Mount Sinai, Bengaluru
Cramer's Lightning Round: Marathon Oil is a buy
  + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
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Persons: they're, we're Organizations: Icahn Enterprises, Barrick
In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLightning Round: I say stay away from Icahn Enterprises, says Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer weighs in on stocks including: Marathon Oil, Enphase Energy, Coherent, Icahn Enterprises and Barrick Gold.
Persons: Jim Cramer Organizations: Icahn Enterprises, Enphase Energy, Barrick Gold
He said Mr. Anderson did not call him before publishing the report, denying him the opportunity to present his side of things. Short sellers borrow stock held by big investors and sell it in the open market, betting that its price will fall. If they bet right, they can buy the borrowed shares back at the lower price, return them and pocket the difference. Mr. Icahn said he buys and holds stocks for years and makes changes from the inside. (As of July 31, he said, his investors would have an annualized return of 12.8 percent compared to 6.9 percent for the S&P 500).
Persons: Carl, , Mark Stevens, Icahn, Mr, Anderson, Nikola, ” Mr, “ I’m Organizations: Hindenburg Research, Adani
Dan McNamara's Polpo Capital is shorting office real estate, a risky move that could be lucrative. If you're looking for a doomsday vision of commercial real estate, you can find it there. "I don't think this is the 'Big Short,'" McNamara told me. This doesn't mean he doesn't have a game plan to make money off cultural shifts that could forever change the state of commercial real estate. Lucas Jackson/ReutersWhere he's going longOne risk of shorting real estate is that it's more susceptible to what's known in real-estate circles as "extend and pretend."
Persons: Dan McNamara's, McNamara, it's, It's, shorting, Carl Icahn, Jim Chanos, Brendan McDermid, Dan McNamara, McNamara's, Braver Stern, Dan McNamara McNamara's, suede loafers, McNamara didn't, Josh Nester, Polpo, he's, Morgan Stanley, Kamil Sadik, Lucas Jackson, Manus Clancy, You've, David Tepper's, Trepp's Clancy, Clancy, David Tepper Organizations: Central Park, New, Polpo, New York University, Columbia, Kynikos Associates, Enron, Asset Management, Reuters, UBS, Co, Societe Generale, Securitized Credit Partners, Credit Suisse, MP, Fund, Bloomberg, of America, Simon Property, Federal Locations: Manhattan, Sixth, Central, New York City, New York, MatlinPatterson, America, China, Italy, Westchester , New York, Tribeca, York, Westchester, Waterford , Connecticut, Baltimore, San Francisco
Timur Turlov, CEO of Freedom Finance brokerage speaks to Reuters during the interview in the office in Moscow, Russia October 10, 2019. Freedom Holding Corp. was founded in Moscow in 2008, before later moving to Kazakhstan, and listed on the Nasdaq in 2019. After Russia invaded Ukraine early last year, U.S. sanctions essentially severed ties between American and Russian banks and companies. But according to a report from Hindenburg on Tuesday, those ties remain tight. One former senior executive alleged to Hindenburg that Russian money laundering was rampant.
Persons: Timur Turlov, Jack Dorsey's Block, Carl Icahn, Freedom, Hindenburg's, Hindenburg, OFAC, I've Organizations: Freedom Finance, Reuters, Hindenburg Research, Freedom Holding, Nasdaq, Freedom, noncompliance, U.S . Treasury Department's, Foreign Assets, SEC, European Union, Freedom's, Ukraine Locations: Moscow, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Hindenburg, Russian, United Kingdom, Belizean
Keith Meister's Corvex Management placed a big new bet on drugmaker Catalent , among other moves in an active quarter for the fund manager. The fund also has a new position in Knife River , a construction materials and contracting company, leading to a $110.3 million holding. It's the seventh largest position in the fund and likely the result of a spin-off. In June, Knife River spun off from MDU Resources , which is the third largest holding in Corvex. Knife River is up more than 17% this quarter.
Persons: Keith Meister's, drugmaker, Corvex, Meister, Carl Icahn Organizations: Management, Securities and Exchange Commission, MDU Resources, Adobe Systems, Wrestling Entertainment, Southwest Gas, Constellation Energy, Algonquin Power Locations: Catalent, Somerset , New Jersey, MDU, Arizona , California, Nevada
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REUTERS/Mike Blake/File PhotoCompanies Grail Inc FollowIllumina Inc FollowAug 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun an investigation into Illumina's (ILMN.O) $7.1 billion acquisition of cancer detection test maker Grail (GRAL.O), the gene sequencing company said in a regulatory filing. An SEC spokesperson said the agency "does not comment on the existence or nonexistence of a possible investigation". Illumina declined to comment or provide further details on the SEC investigation. The gene-sequencing machine maker had repurchased Grail in 2021, despite opposition from U.S. and European antitrust regulators, a decision that prompted investor Carl Icahn to pursue a proxy fight at Illumina, arguing Grail should be divested as it had cost investors billions of dollars. Illumina was fined 432 million euros ($476 million) by the EU last month for closing the deal before approval by European antitrust regulators.
Persons: Mike Blake, Illumina, Carl Icahn, Mariam Sunny, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: REUTERS, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, EU, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, U.S, California, Illumina, Bengaluru
Jeff Bezos is now the owner of a $68 million mansion in Miami's Indian Creek Village, per Bloomberg. Celebrities like Ivanka Trump and Tom Brady have also bought property on the "billionaire bunker" island. Miami's Indian Creek Village is a separate municipality that has its own mayor and police force. An aerial view of Indian Creek Island. Representatives for Bezos, Indian Creek Village, and Indian Creek Property Owners Association did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.
Persons: Jeff Bezos, Ivanka Trump, Tom Brady, Bezos, Zillow, Insider's Hannah Towey, Chandan Khanna, Carl Icahn, Gisele Bündchen, Jared Kushner, He's Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Privacy, Getty, Bezos, Property, Association Locations: Wall, Silicon, Indian, Miami, Washington, New York City
The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Illumina over its controversial $7.1 billion acquisition of cancer test developer Grail, the DNA sequencing company said in a securities filing late Thursday. Last month, the SEC informed Illumina about the probe and requested documents and communications related to the deal. The company's market value has fallen to roughly $28 billion from around $75 billion the month the deal closed. Illumina's Grail deal has also faced heavy scrutiny from antitrust regulators in the U.S. and European Union. The European Commission, the EU's executive body, fined Illumina a record $476 million last month for closing the acquisition without first securing regulatory approval.
Persons: Illumina, That's, Carl Icahn Organizations: The Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Union, The European Commission, Illumina, U.S . Federal Trade Commission Locations: Illumina, San Diego , California, U.S
REUTERS/Mike Blake/File PhotoAug 9 (Reuters) - Illumina Inc (ILMN.O) cut annual profit forecast, in a sign that a funding crunch among its biotech and pharmaceutical clients is expected to weigh on sales for its genetic testing tools and diagnostics products. Rising interest rates have squeezed funding for drug development and research programs among small biotech firms, especially in China. Higher-than-estimated demand for the production-scale sequencer, NovaSeq X, however, helped the U.S. genetic testing company surpass Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit. The San Diego, California-based company reported adjusted profit of 32 cents per share, compared with expectations of 2 cents per share, according to Refinitiv data. Illumina expects full-year adjusted profit per share to be between $0.75 and $0.90, compared with its prior forecast of $1.25 to $1.50.
Persons: Mike Blake, Charles Dadswell ., Illumina, Carl Icahn, Francis deSouza, Pratik Jain, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: Inc, REUTERS, Illumina, Bank, Wall, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, China, U.S, Bengaluru
A partial counterweight to Apple for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq was Amazon.com. Amazon's rise were an 11-point positive for the S&P 500. Reuters GraphicsAverage hourly earnings rose 0.4% in July, unchanged from the previous month, exceeding expectations, taking the year-on-year increase in wages to 4.4%. DraftKings' (DKNG.O) shares rose 5.8% after the sports-betting firm raised its fiscal year 2023 revenue outlook. The S&P 500 posted 19 new 52-week highs and 11 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 54 new highs and 91 new lows.
Persons: dents, jitters, Said Greg Bassuk, Brendan McDermid, Carl Icahn, DraftKings, Echo Wang, Shubham Batra, Bansari, Savio D'Souza, Shounak Dasgupta, Shinjini Ganguli, Louise Heavens, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Companies, Apple, Dow, Nasdaq, AXS Investments, Treasury, Labor Department, Reuters, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Microsoft, Dow Jones, Icahn Enterprises, Hindenburg, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York, Ukraine, China, New York City, U.S, Bengaluru
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