Write-Offs: 01.22.14

$$$Tourre Seeks Leniency in S.E.C. Case [Dealbook]

$$$Icahn Calls for eBay to Split Up [WSJ]

$$$In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Gross said "it was a shock" when Mr. El-Erian told him a few weeks ago of his intention to leave Pimco's helm after seven years. "We basically told him in response: 'Hell no, you can't leave'," said Mr. Gross, who will remain as the firm's sole chief investment officer.

$$$Fox Business signs Maria Bartiromo [PRN]

$$$Woman charged with beating her mom for taking hookah in Manatee home [Bradenton Herald]

$$$Lew Says U.S. Will Exhaust Borrowing Powers by Late February [WSJ]

$$$Coming soon to a theater near you: Hedge funds—the movie [NetNet]

$$$Madoff suffered heart attack last month [CNBC]

$$$Fat A-Rod In A Mariachi Band [Deadspin]