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Computer-driven investing has taken hold of the hedge fund world, but people are getting it wrong.

That's according to Manoj Narang, who is launching a hot new hedge fund, the $1 billion MANA Partners.

Quantitative strategies use computers to parse data and make investment decisions.

"There is so much data out there and there are so may people now with a data science pedigree that if you take a purely data-driven approach, there are... Читать дальше...

The Victoria & Albert Museum is to examine Brexit by asking 12 artists to imagine how we might look back on modern Europe in 2,000 years.

DALLAS — SMU freshman Harry Froling of Australia is leaving the program and expressing disappointment over his role under new coach Tim Jankovich.

Microsoft's new initiative aims to fund start-ups that build AI that has a positive impact on society.

UBS lowers its Nike price target to $61 from $67 due to increased promotional activity at retailers.

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PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- An Oregon man made light of his winter weather struggles by using his head to smash through the "window" of ice on the passenger side of a car.

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Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid lambasted FBI Director James Comey in a Monday interview with CNN, claiming that Comey "single-handedly" cost Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton the election.

Comey released a letter to congressional leaders less than two weeks before the November 8 election announcing that authorities had discovered additional emails related to the investigation into Clinton's use of a private server while she was secretary of state. Читать дальше...

Kevin Lee Co, 45, from Sacramento, reportedly went on a $1 million spending spree on the Game of War mobile game after stealing $4.8 million from his employer, the BBC reports.

The Reserve Bank of India has asked all banks to send details of fake notes detected during exchange and deposits and also main records of new bank notes in view of seizures by Income Tax Department.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Singer Joe Ligon, the dynamic frontman of the Grammy-winning gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy, has died. He was 80.

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NEW YORK — John Legend will return to the NBA All-Star weekend as the game’s halftime performer, it was announced Monday.

NEW YORK — John Legend will return to the NBA All-Star weekend as the game’s halftime performer, it was announced Monday.

Nineties pop icon still going strong at age 58

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Idris Elba told “Good Morning America” over the summer that it would take “the will of a nation” for him to become the next James Bond. That's because as far as he knew there had been no talks about him taking on the role of 007 following Daniel Craig's run, despite the rumors and fan hype.

Business Insider talked to Elba over the weekend about his upcoming movie, “100 Streets” (which opens in theaters in January), and we asked if there have been any new developments in the Bond campaign. Читать дальше...

Dolly Parton is everywhere this year -- in part because she's not just a singer, but someone with an incredible aptitude for business.

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LinkedIn Influencer Travis Bradberry published this post originally on LinkedIn.

It's tough to hold on to good employees, but it shouldn't be. Most of the mistakes that companies make are easily avoided. When you do make mistakes, your best employees are the first to go, because they have the most options.

If you can't keep your best employees engaged, you can't keep your best employees. While this should be common sense, it isn't common enough.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump says he will step away from managing his business empire while he's in office — but he's not going to sell it off. If he follows through, he will shatter a presidential precedent on…

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump says he will step away from managing his business empire while he's in office — but he's not going to sell it off. If he follows through, he will shatter a presidential precedent on…

If he follows through, he will shatter a presidential precedent on conflicts, and ethics experts say he will open the door to investigations and lawsuits that could hobble his administration. In a financial disclosure he was required to file during the campaign, he listed stakes in about 500 companies in at least 25 countries. Newt Gingrich, a vice chairman of Trump's transition team, said voters knew Trump was a billionaire businessman when they elected him and he shouldn't have to sell. [...]... Читать дальше...

It’s the latest step in Trumpian-Pencian propaganda.

Something was posted Saturday morning on former United States Congressman Allen West's Facebook page that was both dangerous and despicable.