Write-Offs: 07.10.13
$$$Ben Bernanke: A Century of U.S. Central Banking: Goals, Frameworks, Accountability [Federal Reserve]
$$$Judge rules Apple conspired to raise prices on e-books [Reuters]
$$$Luxembourg Prime Minister to Resign Over 'Dysfunctional' Spies [WSJ]
$$$New baby boomer hobby: trading options [Reuters]
$$$ Joe Kernen to Eliot Spitzer: "I liked you. I might have disagreed with you on political things. I thought you were dashing, you were so smart. And that's all part of the thing that I don't understand. Whether it was absolute power corrupts absolutely, or narcissism, or ... I'm hoping not just sociopath. I mean, you know the difference, right, from right and wrong? That's my only point." [CNBC]
$$$A phony “nephew” of Mayor Bloomberg is going around town demanding — and often getting — VIP treatment at the hottest Manhattan nightclubs. The notorious poseur claims to be “Dan Bloomberg,” hizzoner’s nephew, we’re told. The bogus Bloomberg has been spotted rolling into hot spots with four or five large bodyguards at a time at places including Lavo, Catch, Marquee and Avenue. We’re told the interloper doesn’t demand free champagne or even drink to excess, but, “He’s high-maintenance,” said one insider. “He likes the best tables. He pays his way. But he’s on his phone most of the time.” [NYP]
$$$US banks to shuffle assets over leverage rules [FT]
$$$Foreclosure Squeeze Crimps Las Vegas Real-Estate Market [WSJ]
$$$SEC Clears Way for Entrepreneurs to Tweet, Blog About Unregistered Shares [WSJ]
$$$ "The new fund, which operates from London and the Cayman Islands, is Hawtin's second Twitter-focused fund. The first, launched by his firm Derwent Capital Markets in July 2011, shut after a month due to low demand and tough market conditions." [CNN]
$$$Justin Bieber Urinates in Restaurant Kitchen, Curses Out Bill Clinton [Gawker]