Write-Offs: 08.17.12
$$$Goldman independent research arm dies, shunned by clients [Reuters]
$$$Moody's to review ratings on California Cities [WSJ]
$$$Greece Close To Slashing Billions In Costs [Reuters]
$$$ Manhattan’s 15 Central Park West Fuels Ultra-Luxury Condo Surge [Bloomberg]
$$$Paul Ryan's Randianism [The Economist]
$$$New Hedge Funds Abound, Despite Tepid Industry Performance [Dealbook]
$$$ "I certainly would not want to be married to somebody that can't win championships," Vanessa Bryant said in an upcoming issue of New York Magazine. "If you're sacrificing time away from my family and myself for the benefit of winning championships, then winning a championship should happen every single year." [LA Times]
$$$ Teenager successfully uses fake ID with picture of cartoon character to buy alcohol at six different shops [DM]
$$$‘Moles’ Gave Hedge-Fund Manager Whitman Tips, U.S. Says [Bloomberg]
$$$Hackers target hedge funds [AR]
$$$The Perils And Pleasures Of An Outdoor Shower In The City [NYT]