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Paul Singer makes 369% of principal on Argentine bonds; Blythe Masters and Sallie Krawcheck team-up; Calgary woman offers expletive-filled 'Rage Yoga' classes; and more.
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$$$Singer Makes 369% of Principal on Argentine Bonds in Debt Offer [Bloomberg]

$$$Fed Debuts Rate Plan B as Longtime Benchmark Dwindles [Bloomberg]

$$$Two of the best-known women on Wall Street are joining forces [BI]

$$$Could You Pass Sixth Grade Economics? [WSJ]

$$$Calgary woman offers expletive-filled 'Rage Yoga' classes [UPI]

$$$Squint and You Can See Light at the End of Oil's Dark Tunnel [Bloomberg]

$$$Wall Street's big short: President Donald J. Trump [Reuters]

$$$UK McDonald's and KFC locations banning people under 18 [UPI]

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