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Carl Icahn posted another loss in his private hedge fund last year.The octogenarian’s Investment Funds segment of his publicly traded company, Icahn Enterprises, was down 3.5 percent in 2024 after dropping more than 1 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the company’s annual report.This

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