Watchdog to ask US lawmakers to probe billionaire Carl Icahn’s role with Trump

Billionaire activist-investor Carl Icahn gives an interview on FOX Business Network’s Neil Cavuto show in New York February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid A government watchdog group, Public Citizen, said on Wednesday it will ask lawmakers to investigate whether billionaire investor Carl Icahn should have been subject to lobbying disclosure laws when he advised President Donald Trump to overhaul the U.S. biofuels program.

Tweeting accountant blamed for Oscar blunder

Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz of PWC confer on stage after the Best Picture was mistakenly awarded to “La La Land” instead of “Moonlight”. Photo: Reuters An accountant for the Academy Awards botched the meticulous procedure for announcing the Oscar for best picture when he handed victory to La La Land before declaring Moonlight the real winner, PricewaterhouseCoopers said on Monday .