Icahn facing huge loss unless Yahoo stock rebounds

December 5, 2008 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE , AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- If activist investor Carl Icahn is going to profit from his $1.8 billion bet on Yahoo Inc., the billionaire needs the struggling Internet company's stock to more than double in value.

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