Write-Offs: 12.12.12
$$$Fed makes new rate pledge as it launches fresh stimulus [Reuters]
$$$'Cliff' Talks at Standstill: 'It's Getting Worse, Not Better' [CNBC]
$$$Deutsche Chiefs Under Investigation in Tax Probe [WSJ]
$$$Biggest Opportunity Will Be Shorting the Bond Market: Dalio [NetNet / John Carney]
$$$ Thoughts on third-century A.D. monetary policy [FTAV / Izabella Kaminska]
$$$ John McAfee is coming home, "also explained that he'd been secretly using a 'tiny laptop' and a fake name to keep up with his website while in custody." [DI]
$$$ PEAK6 Investments is looking for an accounting associate to join its Finance team in Chicago [DBCC]
$$$Greece's lenders call bond buyback a success, endorse aid [Reuters]
$$$Calpers Bankruptcy Strategy Pits Retirees vs. All Others [Bloomberg]
$$$The Evolution of Super Senior CDS [TF Markets]
$$$ "So how do you celebrate the end of a late-night bankruptcy auction that brought in nearly $257 million for your client, the government-backed battery maker A123 Systems Inc.?" McDonald's [Bankruptcy Beat]
$$$Chris Christie: I’m not too fat for the White House [Politico]