Write-Offs: 08.05.13

Author:: Dealbreaker
Publish date:: Aug 5, 2013
Updated on: Jan 14, 2019

$$$Jeff Bezos To Buy Washington Post [Reuters]

$$$Ackman's Pershing Square Lost 2.2 In July [Reuters]

$$$Hidden Billionaire Cohen Hauls Fortune in Unmarked Trucks [Bloomberg]

$$$Third Point Reinsurance Fund Arm Seeks Up to $370.6 Million in I.P.O. [Dealbook]

$$$Ohio Man Calls 911 Over Beer Dispute, Hits On Female Operator And Seeks Her Digits [TSG]

$$$Paper Gains Help Berkshire Hit 46% Rise in Earnings [AP]

$$$The Penalties, and Possible Appeal, for Fabrice Tourre [Dealbook]

$$$The 15 Most Hilarious Quotes From Alex Rodriguez’s 2009 ‘I’m Sorry for Taking Steroids’ Interview [DI]

Jose Cuevero said to be planning IPO; SunEdison preparing for bankruptcy; Octopus slips out of aquarium tank, crawls across floor, escapes down pipe to ocean; and more.

Hank Paulson tells China to be very afraid; Banks' first quarter trading revenue = cautious optimism; Slovakia telecom IPO comin' at ya; "Man rides 11 miles on hood of SUV in Pennsylvania"; and more.