Write-Offs: 1.9.15
$$$Fitch Cuts Russia to Step Above Junk on Oil Drop, Sanctions [Bloomberg]
$$$Hackers Release Swiss Bank Data Over $12K Unpaid Ransom [Bloomberg]
$$$Fed’s Bond Buying Yields Bonanza for Treasury [WSJ]
$$$Romney Tells Donors He's Mulling A Presidential Bid [Bloomberg]
$$$An 18-year-old in Clydebank, Scotland, is facing three assault charges after allegedly chucking uncooked potatoes from a car at passing pedestrians, the Clydebank Post reported Wednesday. [HP]
$$$TPG Buys 75% of Real-Estate Loan Portfolio From Deutsche Bank [WSJ]
$$$JPMorgan to pay $500 million in Bear Stearns mortgage settlement: source [Reuters]
$$$Briton admits to selling fake liquor made from urine [UPI]
