Write-Offs: 12.2.15
$$$Yellen Ties Rate-Rise Pace to ‘Actual Progress’ on Inflation [Bloomberg]
$$$JPMorgan, BofA, Citigroup Among Eight U.S. Banks Cut by S&P [Bloomberg]
$$$Yahoo shares rise as board meets and considers sale of Web business [Reuters]
$$$If Yahoo's for sale, who's interested? [CNBC]
$$$New York politician offers $1,000 to find subway-halting cat [UPI]
$$$Hedge Funds Brace For Redemptions [Bloomberg]
$$$Going Public Can Give Start-Ups Outsize Power [Dealbook]
$$$French priest admits pocketing 700,000 euros [Reuters]