Write-Offs: 04.27.12
$$$Spain's Unemployment Jumps, Deepening Crisis [WSJ]
$$$ "... the McClendon-[X] deal raises a number of concerns, some analysts said," for any X [Reuters, earlier]
$$$ "Being violation-free alone does not guarantee that a public company or registered entity will not face the wrath of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement, its director, Robert Khuzami, told Thomson Reuters Tuesday." Good to keep 'em guessing. [Reuters]
$$$How to Leak to Gawker Without (Hopefully) Getting Caught, usefulness not limited to Gawker [Gawker]
$$$ BNP Paribas would like to find an emerging markets equities analyst for its Boston office, if you know anyone [DBCC]
$$$Forget Bailouts, European Banks Needs Bail-Ins: Fitch [CNBC]
$$$After Quiet Years, British Regulator Gets Tough on Abuses [DealBook]
$$$Lazard profit drops on costs, but still beats Street [Reuters]
$$$Kyle Bass' Japan short gets the B-school case study treatment [AR-Alpha]