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Write-Offs: 03.12.12

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Write-Offs: 7.15.15

Goldman loves Jeb; Greece needs more $$$; Icahn blames BlackRock; "Woman Tells Police Obama Legalized Counterfeiting"; and more.

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Write-Offs: 10.09.12

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Write-Offs: 10.16.15

Tinder ('s parent company) files for IPO; Kweku Adoboli finished in finance; Wall Street hearts Jeb; "Supporter shaves Hillary’s face into her own hair"; and more.

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Write-Offs: 5.17.16

Recession fears are running rampant on Wall Street; Pay cuts, layoffs loom; Key West police rescue woman from giant banyan tree; and more.

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Write-Offs: 6.5.15

Greece still thinks it has a chance; Apple is the new Pimco; Uber banned in the Hamptons; "Finally, a knife that toasts bread as it slices"; and more.

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Write-Offs: 5.28.15

Dick Fuld is back; Greece still has no money; Hostess is worth $2 billion; "A quarter of Harvard grads have never gotten laid"; and more.

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Write-Offs: 2.11.15

Icahn, Apple, Greece, The Woman Rocking The Hedge Fund World, "Burglar Gets Stuck In Air Vent Trying To Escape"; AND MORE.