Write-Offs: 08.17.11
$$$Move to curb Swiss franc’s rise backfires (FT)
$$$China May Stop Buying Treasurys as Growth Slows: Roach (CNBC)
$$$Stop worrying about China and US Treasuries (FT Alphaville)
$$$Madoff Decision Is Significant Setback for Owners of Mets (NYT)
$$$Chavez Preparing Government Takeover of Venezuela’s Gold Mining Industry (Bloomberg)
$$$Australian Investment Banker Is 'Collar Bomb' Suspect (WSJ)
$$$BofA Said to Consider Foreclosure Deal That Leaves Securities Probes Open (Bloomberg)
$$$Another View: Carl Icahn Defends His Record (DealBook)
$$$Lehman shelves asset management plan (Reuters)
$$$Judge Rejects Discrimination Suit Against Bloomberg L.P. (NYT)
$$$McGraw-Hill Explores Separation of Education Business (WSJ)
$$$It doesn’t matter where your kid goes to school (Felix Salmon)