Carl Icahn
publication date: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 (part of Spring 2017)
category: 
Business
clue: Among America's wealthiest investors, he has become an icon for his aggressive criticism and hostile takeovers (and more recently, his early support of Donald Trump's campaign).
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Aaron Shurtleff, and Jesse King
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