Jan. 8th, 2017
Crony Capitalism: back to Carl Icahn
Jan. 8th, 2017 08:32 pmWaPo:
As if Icahn didn't have the Trump's ear already and didn't know when he traded the market on the election night that Trump was going to take his advice and deregulate entire industry sectors.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn will have the ear of President-elect Donald Trump as an adviser focused on cutting government regulations. But Icahn also stands to benefit if his advice is taken: It could make the energy companies and others in which he has a stake more profitable.
As if Icahn didn't have the Trump's ear already and didn't know when he traded the market on the election night that Trump was going to take his advice and deregulate entire industry sectors.