Write-Offs: 12.16.14
$$$Bad Quarter, and Bad Year, for Jefferies [Dealbook]
$$$Speed Trader Study Shows Treasuries Hurt When Breaking News Hits [Bloomberg]
$$$Western Banks Curtail Flow of Cash to Russian Entities [WSJ]
$$$Icahn Stands to Lose $286 Million on Talisman Deal [Bloomberg]
$$$Moody's cuts Alaska's outlook to negative on oil [CNBC]
$$$Rudolph's revenge: Reindeer destroys sleigh [UPI]
$$$Taj Mahal owner begs Carl Icahn to save casino in last ditch effort [NYP]
$$$Throwing Money at Start-Ups in Frenzy to Find the Next Uber [Dealbook]