Write-Offs: 11.16.15

Buffett's Berkshire cuts crisis-era Goldman stake; Hedge funds' no good very bad quarter; Bloomberg Gadfly; "Pastafarian can wear strainer on head in license photo"; and more.
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$$$Buffett's Berkshire cuts crisis-era Goldman stake [Reuters]

$$$Filings Show Rocky Quarter for Many Hedge Funds [Dealbook]

$$$Deutsche Bank Wins Bid to Throw Out Ex-Trader’s Bonus Suit [Bloomberg]

$$$Bloomberg Gadfly debuts in bid to shake-up financial commentary space [Politico / Joe Pompeo]

$$$Pastafarian can wear strainer on head in license photo [USAT]

$$$BlackRock Seeks Approval for Nontransparent ETFs [WSJ]

$$$Cliff Asness Says Hedge Fund Managers Don't ‘Hedge’ Enough [Bloomberg]

$$$Uber is not ‘genuinely disruptive’: Harvard guru says company is less revolutionary than many believe [FT]

$$$'Star Wars' fan offers bed and breakfast in his shrine [UPI]

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