Write-Offs: 08.12.13

$$$Soros Said to Support J.C. Penney CEO in Ackman Feud [Bloomberg]

$$$SAC’s Parameter Trading Unit Is Said to Close Amid Probe [Bloomberg]

$$$Greece's Fiscal Discipline Starts to Pay Off [WSJ]

$$$Court delays conference on Icahn lawsuit to block Dell deal [Reuters]

$$$Christina Andrews took to a Pensacola intersection with a sign Thursday. She says she's never done anything like this before. It's a simple sign, with a simple message. "I just want bigger boobs, because I'm not happy with the ones that I have. And I figured this was a good way to do it. People put out signs that they're homeless. I'm not, haha, so I'm just being honest," said Andrews. [KSDK]

$$$Who'd buy BlackBerry – aside from BlackBerry fans? [Guardian / Heidi Moore]

$$$U.S. posts $98 billion budget deficit in July [Reuters]

$$$A new opponent to Larry Summers at the Fed: Bette Midler [CNBC]

$$$Michael Bloomberg’s $13,000 Bespoke Copper Bathtub Took 250 Hours to Build [DI]