Write-Offs: 08.01.12
$$$Fed says economy may need help, keeps policy on hold [Reuters]
$$$U.S. Treasury to Develop Floating-Rate Notes [WSJ]
$$$Flood of Errant Trades Is a Black Eye for Wall Street [NYT]
$$$PokerStars Strikes U.S. Deal to Buy Full Tilt Poker [Bloomberg]
$$$Australian Billionaire Reportedly Planning to Clone a Dinosaur for Jurassic Park-Themed Resort [NYO]
$$$The Federal Highway Administration is looking for a financial policy advisor in D.C., if that might be of interest to you [DBCC]
$$$Nationalising RBS on the table [FT]
$$$The Facebook Flip: Funds Exit Early [WSJ]
$$$What the U.S. Postal Service Default Really Means [BBW]
$$$London mayor gets stuck on zip line during Olympic celebration [NYDN]