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December 4, 2021
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Write-Offs: 4.17.15

Greece "scrapes the bottom of the barrel"; UBS will exit U.S. automated options market-making business; A tour of mansions owned by white collar criminals; "Truck Of Bees Overturns On Washington State Highway"; and more.
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$$$Greece's Main Creditors Said to Be Unwilling to Allow Euro Exit [Bloomberg]

$$$Greece scrapes bottom of barrel in hunt for cash to stay afloat [Reuters]

$$$The Mansions Owned by White-Collar Criminals [WSJ]

$$$Griffin’s Citadel cements comeback with Bernanke [NYP]

$$$Truck Of Bees Overturns On Washington State Highway [HP]

$$$UBS Exiting U.S. Automated Options Market-Making Business [WSJ]

$$$Deutsche Bank Said to Seek Partial, Full Retail Bank Exit [Bloomberg]

$$$Kentucky Man Arrested For Drunk Riding A Horse [HP]

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