Write-Offs: 05.01.14 - Dealbreaker

Write-Offs: 05.01.14

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$$$Gundlach's DoubleLine Capital sees third straight month of inflows [Reuters]

$$$Loeb's Third Point warns of 'bubblelicious' market [CNBC]

$$$EBay Agrees to Justice Department Settlement on Recruiting Workers [WSJ]

$$$Hot Startup: Seamless for Rich People [ValleyWag]

$$$Senior class prank at New Jersey high school leads to at least 60 arrests [Fox]

$$$The New York Stock Exchange and two affiliated exchanges agreed to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges for $4.5 million, after they were accused of repeated failures to operate in accordance with exchange rules. [WSJ]

$$$Almost one-third of New York City workers travel at least an hour to get to their jobs [Bloomberg]

$$$Deputies: Man Barricades Himself in Gas Station, Helps Himself to Beer [Fox40]

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