Carl Icahn takes 6.6% stake in Gannett, wants to split company
August 14, 2014 at 17:26 PM EDT
Activist investor Carl Icahn on Thursday disclosed that he has taken a 6.6 percent stake in media company Gannett Co. with the aim of splitting the company up. The move seems to make Icahn the second largest shareholder in the firm. Icahn tweeted about the deal..