ARTICLE | Finance
Seeing double
Carl Icahn doubles his money on Biogen Idec, reduces stake by half
June 27, 2011 7:00 AM UTC
Carl Icahn has sold almost half of his stake in Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) over the last few months for about twice what he paid for it.
He's cashing in on a steep appreciation of the shares over the last year on new management, a test to help determine Tysabri natalizumab patients at risk for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), and positive Phase III data for multiple sclerosis candidate BG-12...