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Is Carl Icahn Afraid Of A Trump Victory?
Admittedly, that seems an odd question to ask of a Donald Trump supporter who has been mooted as a possible Treasury Secretary if Trump wins. But the thought occurred to us when reading this tweet by Wall Street Journal reporter David Benoit:
It could be that Icahn is bearish for other reasons. We've suggested previously that investors shouldn't fear Donald Trump, but amended that recently with possible exceptions for Google ([[GOOG]], [[GOOGL]]) longs ("Oh Schmidt!") and Coca-Cola (KO) shareholders ("Time For Trump Insurance?"). But other observers, including John Authers at the Financial Times (free to read with FT registration), and Stefan Redlich and Seventeen Mile here at Seeking Alpha, feel the market would react poorly to a Trump victory next week. And, as Authers and Redlich suggest, the initial reaction to a Trump victory…