Write-Offs: 05.05.11

$$$Trichet ignites biggest dollar rise since 2009 (MarketWatch)

$$$ U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Jump on Auto Shutdowns (Bloomberg)

$$$Oil crashes 10 percent in record rout (Reuters)

$$$Gold, silver plunge on new margin increases (MarketWatch)

$$$ 'Home Alone' house in Winnetka for sale for $2.4M (Chicago Tribune)

$$$ SEC Subpoenas Credit Suisse Over Mortgages: MBIA (Bloomberg)

$$$Yen Surge Raises Intervention Speculation (WSJ)

$$$ Kathleen Sebelius: Seniors may ‘die sooner’ under Ryan plan (Politico)

$$$ Bangladesh court dismisses Nobel laureate Yunus’ last appeal to stay at bank he founded (WaPo)

$$$ Meet Goldman Sachs’ New Chief in Brazil (DealJournal)

$$$Last Call for Easy Money on Citi Trade (WSJ)

$$$Scene Last Night: Druckenmillers, Gary Cohn, Kenneth Langone, Larry Fink (Bloomberg)

$$$ Donald Trump won't drive pace car at Indy 500 after criticism, says it wouldn't be appropriate (NY Daily News)

$$$ Almost 'depressed,' Barber turns back to football (NY Post)