October 22, 2021
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Write-Offs: 4.7.15

Ex-NY Giant accused of running Ponzi scheme; Wall Street wary of Rand Paul; Starting a business is hard; "Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Eats About 821 Pounds Of Cod Per Year"; and more.
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$$$The Wells Fargo employee who emailed the CEO asking for a $10K raise for his colleagues has quit [BI]

$$$Financial Startups Make the Jump Without a Net [WSJ]

$$$Wall St wary of ‘audit the Fed’ campaign [FT, earlier]

$$$S.E.C. Gains Support From an Unexpected Quarter [Dealbook]

$$$Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Eats About 821 Pounds Of Cod Per Year [538]

$$$Argentina puts heat on Citibank after Paul Singer deal [NYP]

$$$Millennials Have Little Use for Professional Money Advice [Bloomberg]

$$$Man Says DMX Robbed Him [HP]

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Write-Offs: 06.04.12

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Write-Offs: 12.17.12

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Write-Offs: 4.13.16

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Write-Offs: 3.4.16

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