BOSTON, Nov 2- Hedge fund manager Robert Mercer, a major backer of conservative causes, said on Thursday he plans to step down as co-chief executive of hedge fund firm Renaissance Technologies and will sell his stake in right-wing news outlet Breitbart News to his daughters. He and his daughter, Rebekah, advised Trumps campaign and suggested it hire Steve Bannon...
Discussing his support for Hillary Clinton for president, and the time to fix infrastructure in America and putting money to work in science areas, is James Simons, Renaissance Technologies founder.
Oct 26- Individual donors to U.S. presidential candidates can contribute up to $2,500 for the state-by-state party nominating contests and another $2,500 for the general election.