Kule ndima, chaza iminyaka izenzakalo ezinkulu ezenzeka ngayo emsebenzini ka-Icahn. Khombisa imiphumela ngefomethi ehlukaniswe ngamakhoma.
Context:Ngo-1961, u-Icahn waqala umsebenzi wakhe njengomthengisi wamasheya weDreyfus Corporation. Ngo-1963, waba ngumphathi wezinketho zeTessel, Patrick & Co. wabe esethuthela eGruntal & Co.  Ngo-1968, ngo-$150,000 wemali yakhe kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali okungu-$400,000 okuvela kumalume wakhe, uM. Elliot Schnall, u-Icahn wathenga isihlalo eNew York Stock Exchange futhi wasungula i-Icahn & Co., egxile ekuhwebeni kwezinqumo kanye nokuthengiswa kwezinketho.  Ngo-1978, emzamweni wakhe wokuqala wokuthatha izintambo, wathatha isabelo esilawulayo eTappan futhi waphoqa ukuthengiswa kwenkampani kwa-Electrolux, wenza inzuzo engu- $ 2.7 million, noma ukuphinda kabili utshalomali lwakhe. Ngo-1979, wathola iBayswater Realty & Capital Corporation. Ngo-1983, wathola i-ACF Industries kwathi ngo-1985 wathengisa lezo zabelo kuPhillips Petroleum, wenza inzuzo eyizigidi ezingama- $ 50. [ ukuqinisekiswa kwehlulekile ]  Ngo-1985, ngokuhlanganisa izimali zakhe nezimali zabatshalizimali kanye nezimali ezibolekwe emabhange, u-Icahn wathola u-50% weTrans World Airlines, futhi wathola inkampani ngokuphelele ngokuthengwa kwemali ngo-1988. U-Icahn ngokuhlelekile wathengisa izimpahla ze-TWA ukuze akhokhe imali ayeyikweleta, okuchazwa ngokuthi "ukukhishwa kwempahla" futhi kwamenza waziwa ngokuthi "umphangi wezinkampani". Ngo-1991, wathengisa izindiza zaseLondon ze-TWA e-American Airlines ngo-$445 million. U-Icahn wenza inzuzo engu-$469 million, futhi washiya i-TWA enezikweletu ezingu-$540 million. Wasungula i-lowestfare.com ukuthengisa amathikithi e-TWA futhi wathola izingxenye ze-Global Leisure Travel kuRamy El-Batrawi.  Ngo-Okthoba 1986, u-Icahn wethule ukuthatha imali okungaphumelelanga okungu- $ 8 billion ngokumelene no-89% we-U.S. Steel; ibhidi lalahlwa ngoJanuwari 1987. Ngo-1991, wathengisa isabelo sakhe kule nkampani ngemali eyizigidi eziyinkulungwane zamaRandi, wathola inzuzo eyizigidi ezingamaRandi.
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