Write-Offs: 12.13.11
$$$Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine Aware of Money Transfer, Says Senate Witness [ABC]
$$$Fed Takes No Action; Outlook a Bit Better [WSJ]
$$$ If you thought realtors were too optimistic on home sales, it's because they were counting them wrong [Reuters]
$$$ Jim Simons gave $150 million to Stony Brook University [NYT]
$$$ Occupy Wall Street's alternative banking working group is led by a former British diplomant and a former D.E. Shaw quant [Mother Jones]
$$$Bove Slashes Price Targets on Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley [FBN]
$$$Highbridge cuts execs, including two PMs, in tough year [AR]
$$$ JPMorgan bought MF Global bonds at a discount after MF's bankruptcy filing [WSJ]
$$$ Facebook and IPO underwriting [WSJ]
$$$ Facebook and insurance underwriting [Bankrate]
$$$ "Someone Is Wrong About Cheeseburgers On The Internet" [Unfogged]