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Write-Offs: 3.2.15

HSBC whistleblower; Goldman social-networking service; Morgan Stanley pay; Man caught driving in HOV lane with passenger made of "large popsicle sticks"; AND MORE.
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$$$Whistleblower Says He Can Prove HSBC Management Knew of Tax Abuses [Bloomberg]

$$$Goldman Sachs to debut new social-networking service [NYP]

$$$What happens before and after sex is an economic issue [BI / Shane Ferro]

$$$Morgan Stanley Expects Suit From NY AG Over Mortgage Bonds [WSJ]

$$$Man Caught Driving In Long Island Expressway HOV Lane With Fake Passenger: Highway Patrol Officer Says Figure Made Of 'Large Popsicle Sticks' Found Riding Shotgun [CBS]

$$$Morgan Stanley Sees Deferred Pay Cost Dropping to $1.62 Billion [Bloomberg]

$$$What would the Dow look like if it included Apple? [Reuters]

$$$How Billionaires in London Use Secret Luxury Homes to Hide Assets [Bloomberg]

$$$Man jumps in tub of Mentos with coke zero [UPI]

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