Write-Offs: 07.01.14
$$$BNP Paribas Assures It Has Ample Cash to Cover U.S. Penalties [WSJ]
$$$Twitter names former Goldman executive Noto as CFO [Reuters]
$$$Paulson's Credit Opportunities fund up 6.6 pct ytd to end-May [Reuters / Jennifer Ablan]
$$$People Are Sending Pizzerias Around the Country Extortion Letters Demanding Bitcoin [Grub Street]
$$$Bear cub rescued after his head gets stuck in cookie jar [NJ]
$$$Biting the hand that feeds it: Morgan Stanley looks to cut broker pay [Reuters]
$$$Pershing Square Hires Credit Suisse as Banker in Allergan Campaign [WSJ]
$$$Drunken Rich Kid: "My Dad Owns Half of Fucking Manhattan" [Gawker]