Write-Offs: 11.01.11
$$$ FBI, Federal Prosecutors to Join Inquiry into Corzine Firm [NBC]
$$$ Bethany McLean: Did accounting help sink Corzine’s MF Global? [Reuters]
$$$AIG Repays $972 Million to U.S. Treasury [Bloomberg]
$$$Greece Says Vote On Bailout Is Still On [Reuters]
$$$Hedge Fund Rising Stars [AR]
$$$Mr. Bloomberg, a man of substantial means and considerable generosity, is known on Halloween to give out full-size candy bars, not just the “fun-size” ones. “I want the candy bars,” Logan Green, 7, who was dressed as Sonic the Hedgehog, said matter-of-factly when asked why he was visiting the mayor. Arriving at the town house, things looked promising: someone in an Elmo costume was stationed outside the door, handing out candy from a plastic pumpkin to a small crowd. But when the boys finally reached Elmo: disappointment. “It’s not full-sized,” Logan said, opening his hands to reveal the same old miniature Kit Kats and Tootsie Rolls that children seem to get at every house on Halloween. [CityRoom]
$$$ Bloomberg: 'Plain And Simple,' Congress Caused Mortgage Crisis, Not Banks [Capital New York]
$$$ Net Worth of Lawmakers Up 25 Percent in Two Years, Analysis Demonstrates [RC]
$$$ iPad 2 gets an $8 million Cretaceous makeover with dino bones, diamonds and gold [Engadget]