Write-Offs: 3.30.16

Growth of fintech forecast to spur almost 2m banking job cuts; Bill Gross is pissed; Erin Callan speaks; Mississippi cheerleader admits she tried to join ISIS; and more.
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$$$Growth of fintech forecast to spur almost 2m banking job cuts [FT]

$$$The ice cream man will screw you this summer [NYP]

$$$Ex-Lehman CFO takes on personal, financial crises [CNBC, earlier]

$$$Bill Gross: Why bond markets need to be smarter than first graders [CNBC]

$$$Mississippi cheerleader admits she tried to join ISIS [AP]

$$$Chipotle Considers Opening Chain Under ‘Better Burger’ Name [Bloomberg]

$$$Fidelity Cuts Value of Startups Dropbox and Zenefits [WSJ]

$$$Massive blaze kills 500 trained pet pigeons [NYP]

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