Crucial economic data won't be released because of the government shutdown. Here are the alternatives top macro investors use.

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Donald Trump looks down at a phone while visiting the Miami Grand Prix
Donald Trump looks down at a phone while visiting the Miami Grand Prix

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$34 billion quant hedge fund Qube is going live with a human stock-picking group next week

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Robot and human hands about to touch.
Robot and human hands about to touch.

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Trump's $100,000 visa fee threatens Wall Street's pipeline of junior bankers and tech talent

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology
People in suits cross the street
Wall Street workers

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Billionaire Ken Griffin has a clear message for Trump: Don't mess with the Fed's independence

Tech Insider : Politics, Business
A composite image of Ken Griffin (left) and Donald Trump (right).
"Right here? Right now? The election is tomorrow? He wins it," Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin said of former President Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

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From hedge funds to banks: 3 execs reveal their go-to hiring question

Tech Insider : Business
Rich Schimel, Sara Naison-Tarajano, and Michael Lehman
Rich Schimel, Sara Naison-Tarajano, and Michael Lehman

Citadel; Goldman Sachs; Premiere Wealth Partners

How the biggest hedge funds performed in August, including Citadel, Millennium, and Balyasny

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Environment
Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin speaking at the Semafor World Economy Summit in Washington, DC.
"Do we use it in our investment business? A little bit, a little bit, I can't say it's been game changing," Citadel founder Ken Griffin said of AI.

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Feared activist investor Elliott Management took a $4 billion stake in Pepsi. That shouldn't scare the CEO.

Tech Insider : Business
Paul Singer sitting in a chair while speaking at an event.
Paul E. Singer, Founder and President, Elliott Management.

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From Goldman to Citadel: 8 years of Wall Street rising stars who made their mark

Tech Insider : Business
Wall Street sign surrounded by a pile of cash

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Meet the team behind Ning Jin's Avantyr Capital, the $1 billion spin-out from Viking Global

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Ning Jin speaks outside on his cell phone
Ning Jin worked at Andreas Halvorsen's Viking Global for 17 years.

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A top Goldman prime broker lays out why it's getting easier to launch a hedge fund

Tech Insider : Business
nasa space shuttle challenger launch flock birds 51l jan 28 1986
NASA's space shuttle Challenger launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 28, 1986, disturbing nearby flocks of birds.

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