Write-Offs: 8.11.15

Ukrainian insider trading hackers; Yuan devaluation; Jay-Z's pinot champagne; Puerto Rico; "91-year-old man proves you’re never too old to be arrested for cocaine smuggling"; and more.
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$$$U.S. Identifies Insider Trading Ring With Ukraine Hackers

$$$Puerto Rico Agency Sets $750 Million Bond Sale After Default [Bloomberg]

$$$Yuan Devaluation Jolts Markets [WSJ]

$$$Apple, Others Likely to Take Hit From Yuan Devaluation [WSJ]

$$$Is Jay Z’s New All-Pinot Champagne Worth $760 a Bottle? [Bloomberg]

$$$Police raid Uber offices in Hong Kong [NYP]

$$$Only One in 10 San Franciscans Can Afford to Buy a House [Bloomberg]

$$$ 91-year-old man proves you’re never too old to be arrested for cocaine smuggling [AP]

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