October 23, 2021
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Twitter chief Costolo out; IMF can't deal with Greece anymore; JPM shakes up banking team; "Texas Man Breaks Leg While Trying To Have Sex With Horse"; and more.
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$$$Costolo Steps Down as Twitter’s Chief Executive Officer [Bloomberg]

$$$Costolo to Depart Without $16 Million in Stock Awards [Bloomberg]

$$$IMF Halts Its Greek Bailout Talks, Citing Lack of Progress [WSJ]

$$$Deutsche Bank's new CEO Cryan seeks to steady nerves [Reuters]

$$$Texas Man Breaks Leg While Trying To Have Sex With Horse: Police [HP]

$$$Biotech Led by 29-Year-Old CEO Now Worth Billions With No Sales [Bloomberg]

$$$JPMorgan Shakes Up a Banking Team [Dealbook]

$$$Drunken man posed as police officer to free friend in China [UPI]

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