George Soros has big end of year loss but is still in the black for 2016
Carl Icahn is considered by some to be one of the greatest investors who ever lived, possibly even more successful than the Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett.
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Icahn has placed many trades over his career, but his trade since the November presidential election have turned out to be some of the most successful ever. Even though Icahn was relatively well positioned for a Trump victory heading into the vote (Icahn Enterprises’ investments are heavily weighted towards energy and other cyclical sectors [Disclosure: the author is long Icahn Enterprises]) it was the billionaire’s actions immediately after the result of the vote became known...

