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Inside Traders Look to U.S. Supreme Court for Redemption; Deutsche cutting 1/2 of Brazil team; Fed holds line; Customs says man smuggled live birds in fanny pack, groin of pants; and more.
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$$$Inside Traders Look to U.S. Supreme Court for Redemption [WSJ]

$$$Deutsche Bank Is Planning to Cut Half Its Team in Brazil [Bloomberg]

$$$Hedge fund workers without MBAs make bigger bonuses [Reuters]

$$$Goldman Banker With Ties to Malaysia’s 1MDB Takes Personal Leave [WSJ]

$$$Customs: Man smuggled live birds in fanny pack, groin of pants [UPI]

$$$Treasury Traders Becoming ‘24 Hour Party People’ [Bloomberg]

$$$Fed holds line; rate hikes still on the table [CNBCN]

$$$Tony the Tiger Turns His Back on Twitter’s Horny Furries [Gawker]

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