Write-Offs: 12.9.14

$$$Greece Lurches Bank Into Crisis Mode [Bloomberg]

$$$U.S. Extends Scrutiny of Standard Chartered [WSJ]

$$$ William Rogers Salomon, who helped transform Salomon Brothers into an international banking powerhouse, died Sunday. He was 100 years old. [WSJ]

$$$Jack Bogle: I Wouldn't Risk Investing Outside the U.S. [Bloomberg]

$$$ "The enraged customer reportedly reached into his buddy's pocket, pulled out a garter snake and threw it at a Tim Hortons employee because the onions on his breakfast sandwich weren't diced." [HP]

$$$Ex-Madoff manager, computer programmer get prison terms [Reuters]

$$$Mysterious ‘glitch’ trade foretold Apple’s fall [CNBC]

$$$Meth disguised as moist towelettes in New Zealand [UPI]