September 20, 2021

Write-Offs: 09.15.11

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$$$Central Banks Act in Concert to Ease Fears on Europe Debt (NYT)

$$$Trader hinted at turmoil in Facebook posts (FT)

$$$Goldman to Close Global Alpha Hedge Fund (WSJ)

$$$John Mack Stepping Down as Chairman of Morgan Stanley (DealBook)

$$$Geithner to float idea of leveraging euro rescue (Reuters)

$$$George Soros: Does the Euro Have a Future? (NYROB)

$$$Harvard Business School students are afraid to hit on Tyra Banks (IvyGate)

$$$‘Delta One’ forced out of the shadows (FTAV)

$$$Dear Team Touradji (AR)

$$$U.S. gets set to sanction BP, contractors (Reuters)

$$$BofA Sells Back 15.6% HCA Stake for $1.5B (Bloomberg)

$$$ "There have been many examples of people impersonating Prince Alwaleed. One can suppose a young person in Ibiza might be fooled by such a fraud." (Telegraph)

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