Billionaire Icahn unaware of probe into inside trading by US authorities

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said he is not aware of any probe involving him and golfer Phil Mickelson regarding trades related to Clorox and Dean Foods, and called a report by the Wall Street Journal completely irresponsible.

“I never purchased or have been involved in any way with Dean Foods,” Icahn said. “While I have obviously heard of Phil Mickelson, I have never spoken to him or met him.”

Icahn, Mickelson, and sports gambler William Walters are targets of aninsider-trading probe by US authorities, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people briefed on the investigation.