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November 27, 2021
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Write-Offs: 3.14.15

Starwood receives unsolicited bid; Former Goldman director is out of jail; Burglar Insists He Broke Into Home To Save Wife Taylor Swift; and more.
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$$$Former Goldman Sachs Director Completes Prison Sentence [Fortune]

$$$There's Only One Buyer Keeping S&P 500's Bull Market Alive [Bloomberg]

$$$How BlackRock Took a Shine to a Competitor’s Gold ETF [WSJ]

$$$Starwood Receives Unsolicited Bid, Putting Marriott Plan at Risk [Dealbook]

$$$Tyson Wannabe Arrested On Chomping Charge [TSG]

$$$Wall Street Week is Moving to Fox Business Network [TV Newser]

$$$Aubrey McClendon Hit Wall at 78 Miles an Hour in Fatal Crash [Bloomberg]

$$$Burglar Insists He Broke Into Home To Save Wife Taylor Swift [HP]

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