| Kim Kardashian spent much of Wednesday and Thursday with rapper Kanye West, but she wasn't ready to confirm a romance with the hip-hop superstar. "I completely respect and understand that you have to ask these questions, but [as] I've said before, Kanye and I have been friends for years," Kim told the "Today" show's Ann Curry, who asked about the reported romance, and the rapper's song, "Theraflu," which mentions his crush on the reality star, during a visit to the NBC morning program on Friday. "You know, you never know what the future holds or where my life will take me. So ... I like the song!" While there has been a lot of talk about IBM CEO Virginia M. Rometty and her lack of an invitation to join Augusta National Golf Club, maybe, as astute investors, we should focus instead on who wins the Masters Tournament. If Tiger Woods is able to fist-pump his way to a first-place finish on Sunday afternoon at Augusta to win his fifth Masters, would that be a good thing for your portfolio? It probably would be good if you own Nike. What if Phil Mickelson gets fitted for his fourth green jacket? History suggests that you should pull for Lefty if you want boring and consistent returns, but if you like to roll the dice, then Tiger's your man. Then again, Spaniards have a good record, too, so don't be too upset if Sergio Garcia makes the cut. In a week of leaked high school disciplinary records, police reports and police station surveillance video in the war over public perception ... |