October 16, 2021
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Write-Offs: 10.28.15

Vindication for David Einhorn; Staley joins Barclays 12/1; Fed may still lift rates this year; Icahn wants to bust up AIG; "Speech expert: Australian accent influenced by drunken forefathers"; and more.
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$$$Einhorn Wins As St. Joe Company Settles With The SEC [ValueWalk]

$$$Barclays Confirms Jes Staley as CEO [WSJ]

$$$Fed Keeps 2015 Rate Hike on Table [WSJ]

$$$http://Icahn takes stake in AIG, calls for breakup">Icahn takes stake in AIG, calls for breakup [Reuters]

$$$'Warlock' slapped with restraining order in new Salem witch trial [Reuters]

$$$Goldman fined over theft of NY Fed data [FT]

$$$Numbers Geeks and Mets Fans Score $1 Million at Math Museum Gala [Bloomberg]

$$$Speech expert: Australian accent influenced by drunken forefathers [UPI]

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