Write-Offs: 3.15.16

Jefferies reports losses; RBS plans cuts; Short who got Valeant right on trial; Drunken circus worker takes tiger cub for a walk at shopping mall; and more.
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$$$Jefferies Reports $166.7 Million Loss in Quarter [Dealbook]

$$$R.B.S. to Cut 448 Jobs in Corporate and Investment Bank [Dealbook]

$$$No Sign of a Tech Downturn at South by Southwest Parties [Bloomberg]

$$$The Short Who Got Valeant Right Is on Trial in Hong Kong [WSJ]

$$$Drunken circus worker takes tiger cub for a walk at shopping mall [UPI]

$$$Drugmaker Valeant faces debt default risk; shares plunge 50 percent [Reuters]

$$$S.E.C. Opens Door to Investment Banking for Steven Rattner, Barred Financier [Dealbook]

$$$Giant Penis Trolls Trump [HP]

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