Write-Offs: 12.14.15
$$$Third Avenue Sought Internal Loan Approval Before Fund Shut [Bloomberg]
$$$Abe Sells Elderly on Charms of Country Life to Save Economy [Bloomberg]
$$$Junk-Bond Selloff Intensifies [WSJ]
$$$Banks Prep for Trading Influx as Rate Rise Looms [WSJ]
$$$Massachusetts zoo sells artwork painted by animals [UPI]
$$$Big Oil, Make Way for Big Solar. The Winners and Losers in Paris [Bloomberg]
$$$General Electric valuation hits lofty levels after stock surge [Reuters]
$$$Connecticut teen tests fire-breathing, turkey-roasting drone [Reuters]