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Tourbillon Capital, which manages $3.4 billion, has been losing money in its flagship fund as the bull market rages on.

The New York-based firm, which focuses on stocks and is run by Jason Karp, haswritten in quarters pastabout why the firm is struggling. The firm's most recent client letter, for the second quarter of this year, was reviewed by Business Insider, and the themes are much the same.

The fund's latest client letter also indirectly raises a fundamental question about the industry: What is the role of a hedge fund manager?

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Janet Yellen could be on her way out as chair of the Federal Reserve. On Friday, she'll deliver a speech on financial stability at the Fed's annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It could be her last, following months of speculation that President Donald Trump would nominate a different candidate when her four-year term ends in February.

Thomas Barrack, a real-estate billionaire and close ally of Trump, has questioned business leaders who have stopped advising the president. Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein firedout acryptic tweet about a "shadow across the country." And Steven Mnuchin's wife bashed a woman for being "adorably out of touch" and paying less tax than her.

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