October 26, 2021
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Write-Offs: 4.22.16

Mike Mayo wants Citi, BofA, Comerica to shrink faster; Argentina's holdout saga is over; British pub offers women help with Tinder dates 'gone wrong'; and more.
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$$$Mike Mayo: Citigroup, BofA, Comerica Should Shrink Faster [ValueWalk]

$$$U.S. Money Managers Avoid Brunt of Dodd-Frank Bonus Crackdown [Bloomberg]

$$$A $30 billion hedge fund had staff program a robot to play air hockey [BI]

$$$Alphabet stock slips after results but brokerages stay bullish [Reuters]

$$$ "According to the promotional video, the D!ldo Drone is hands-free, allowing users to simultaneously indulge in other pleasures, like eating burgers and drinking beer." (NSFW$$$ Dell’s SecureWorks Has Lackluster Trading Debut [NYT]

$$$Argentina puts end to long holdouts saga [FT]

$$$British pub offers women help with Tinder dates 'gone wrong' [UPI]

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