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$$$A federal judge has finalized an order for ex-billionaire and Texas entrepreneur Sam Wyly to pay a $198.1 million in fines, after regulators accused him of profiting for more than a decade from hidden stock trades. [WSJ]

$$$Billionaire hedgie’s outcry halts Argentina bond sale [NYP]

$$$Herbalife feeling the heat, but beats Wall Street projections [NYP]

$$$Targeted by U.S. Prosecutor, Hedge Fund Fights Back [Dealbook]

$$$Long Island man suffers third-degree burn when iPhone explodes in pocket: lawyer [NYDN]

$$$Can a Stock-Trader-Turned-Convict Start a New Life? [NYT]

$$$Novogratz performance lags, but cash keeps coming [NetNet]

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