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Write-Offs: 5.4.15

PIMCO no longer biggest bond fund; IMF playing hardball with Greece aid; Miami wants to be the next Silicon Valley; "North Carolina dog blamed for crashing pickup into pool"; and more.
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$$$Pimco Total Return Fund loses world's biggest bond fund title [Reuters / Jennifer Ablan]

$$$IMF takes hard line on aid for Greece [FT]

$$$Bank of America plans vote on change allowing CEO to be chairman [Reuters]

$$$Miami tries transforming itself into a tech hub [CNBC]

$$$North Carolina dog blamed for crashing pickup into pool [UPI]

$$$Fed’s Evans Continues to Advocate for Early-2016 Rate Increase [RTE]

$$$With Big Names and Money Flowing In, Tech Start-Ups in India Heat Up [Dealbook]

$$$Half-Naked Man Dunks Himself [Daily Intel]

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