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Billionaire Investor Says Babies Are Like Divorce, They Both ‘Kill’ Focus

finance.yahoo.com — Hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones is making headlines after talking about "baby's lips on a girl's bosom" as a career-stunting "killer" for female Wall Street traders. The comment implies that being a mother makes it more difficult to become a successful trader in an ultra-competitive and male-dominated field.

Kinder Morgan at NAPTP Conference: Merging MLPs Possible

blogs.barrons.com — Credit: Anglo American Kinder Morgan, the largest pipeline operator and third largest energy company in North America, said it might eventually simplify its rather complex gaggle of companies including master limited partnerships. But that's in the future and in the hands of multiple voting stakeholders, CFO Kimberly A.

Energy MLP Fervor Burns Bright at NAPTP Conference; Instututions Next

blogs.barrons.com — The biggest conference on energy master limited partnerships is underway, and attendance itself is news.Roughly 1,100 registrants have trekked to the National Association of Publicly-Traded Partnerships' annual MLP investor conference in Stamford, Connecticut, up from 800 attendees last year. Hotels are booked for miles, and lunch was served in shifts.

Carnival Stock May Be Dead Money for Some Time

online.barrons.com — Carnival Corp. will likely stay in choppy waters for some time. Shares fell 5% Tuesday morning to $33.60 after the cruise ship operator slashed its per-share profit guidance range to $1.45 - $1.65, from $1.80 - $2.10 for the current ...

Doubt MLPs’ Sharp Rise? Shorts Are One Ally You Don’t Have

blogs.barrons.com — You might harbor doubts that the yield-rich swath of the energy sector known as master limited partnerships can keep rising at such a torrid pace. The Alerian MLP Index is up nearly 21% on the year and JPM Alerian MLP Index ETN (AMJ) is ahead by nearly 25%.

Apple CEO Cook: ‘We’re an American Company,’ ‘We Don’t Stash Cash’

blogs.barrons.com — Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook's is commencing his testimony on Capitol Hill, before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, regarding tax policy and overseas earnings. Following an hour and a half of discussion between Senators and tax policy experts from academia, Cook was sworn in and began his testimony stating the Apple is "emphatically [...]

Actavis' $8.5 Billion Purchase of Warner Chilcott a Smart Move

online.barrons.com — Generic drug maker Actavis' proposed $8.5 billion acquisition of Warner Chilcott is just what the doctor ordered. That's because with Warner Chilcott (ticker: WCRX) based in Ireland, Actavis (ACT) can cut its 28% U.S. corporate tax by more than a ...

Nordstrom Stock Should Shake Off Current Weakness

online.barrons.com — Nordstrom's first quarter was as disappointing as coming home empty-handed from a shopping spree. But the bad news is likely to be a mere blip for the department store chain, which has a smart digital strategy and is well-positioned between ...

Kohl's Stock Should Rise More as Turnaround Continues

online.barrons.com — Kohl's is cool again. Shares jumped 5% Thursday afternoon after the department-store chain reported earnings that easily beat estimates: 66 cents per share for the fiscal first quarter ended May 4, versus 56 cents per share analysts expected. In addition, ...