Write-Offs: 2.12.16

Paulson plans private equity fund; Risk of recession rises; Mark Cuban sparks 'berserk' bets on gold; At 81, Florence Henderson has multiple ‘friends with benefits’; and more.
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$$$Paulson Plans $1.5 Billion Private Equity Fund for Troubled Debt [Bloomberg]

$$$Risk Grows of Global Financial Turmoil Sparking Recession [WSJ]

$$$Dudley Says Talk of Negative Fed Rates Is Very Premature [Bloomberg]

$$$Victoria's Secret CEO Abruptly Resigns [Bloomberg]

$$$Rare wild lynx caught on camera in Sweden [UPI]

$$$Mark Cuban sparks 'berserk' bets on gold [CNBC]

$$$Ex-Swedbank C.E.O. Referred to Prosecutors for Potential Market Abuses [Dealbook]

$$$At 81, Florence Henderson has multiple ‘friends with benefits’ [NYP]

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