Icahn Enterprises reports loss as market volatility hurts investment returns

(Reuters) – Carl Icahn’s investment firm Icahn Enterprises LP on Wednesday reported a quarterly loss as volatility in markets hit investment returns.    Net loss attributable to Icahn Enterprises was $270 million, or 75 cents per depositary unit, for the quarter ended March 31, compared with a profit of $323 million, or $1.06 per depositary unit, a year earlier.