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Write-Offs: 8.24.15

Market crash; Rate hike; Activists; "Woman bites rider who asks to move bag from seat in New York subway"; and more.
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$$$Dow Dives 588 Points in Volatile Day [WSJ]

$$$Emerging Markets Hit Hard in Rout [WSJ]

$$$ "Serving elaborate meals to the super-rich left me feeling empty." [NYT]

$$$Loeb ruling raises hurdles for activists [FT]

$$$Woman bites rider who asks to move bag from seat in New York subway [Reuters]

$$$Fed's Lockhart sees 2015 rate hike, but reading inflation 'tricky' [Reuters]

$$$How Emotion Hurts Stock Returns [The Upshot]

$$$Bearded Man Eats 'Record' 17 Big Macs In An Hour

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