Write-Offs: 6.13.16

Hedge fund manager pull out all the stops; Ex-Delta exec fined in insider trading scam; Fleeing suspect deploys smokescreen, spikes in police chase; and more.
Author:
Updated:
Original:

$$$Delta executive Jon Ruggles fined $3 million in commodities trading scheme [CNBC]

$$$Hedge Fund Managers Work to Stanch Loss of Investors [Dealbook]

$$$Henry Kravis: ‘Worry About What You Might Lose on the Downside’ [Bloomberg]

$$$The Banker Suicides: I believe he knew too much [NYP]

$$$Fleeing suspect deploys smokescreen, spikes in police chase [UPI]

$$$RBS staff told to appear neutral on EU referendum [Guardian]

$$$Microsoft’s Deal for LinkedIn Raises Red Flags [Dealbook]

$$$You Can Dine Nude At This Eatery, Unless You’re Old Or Overweight [HP]

Related

Write-Offs

Write-Offs: 9.25.15

Ex-BankAtlantic CEO gets bar, fine; "Alleged penis-measuring exec charged in blood diamond scam"; Uber v. Brazil; "A Harvard employee has been accused of stealing $80,000 from the university and spending it on Lego and Apple products."; and more.

Write-Offs

Write-Offs: 04.03.13

$$$ Cohn Says Banks Other Than Goldman, JPMorgan Retrenching [Bloomberg] $$$ Ex-Goldman trader Taylor pleads guilty to wire fraud [Reuters] $$$ Bundesbank launches Deutsche probe [FT] $$$ Bank of Canada searches far and wide for Carney's successor [Reuters] $$$ Huey Lewis and Weird Al Reenact Classic American Psycho Scene in Honor of Sports’ 30th Birthday [Gawker] $$$ Government Watchdog Faults Regulators Over Foreclosure Review [DealBook] $$$ Royal Bank of Scotland faces $6 billion investor action [Reuters] $$$ Money Is Memory [Izabella Kaminska] $$$ A man caught beating down a 56-year-old woman during a subway robbery in Borough Park wore a college fraternity sweatshirt with his nickname on it, law enforcement sources said. Aidan Folan, 21, was caught on camera wearing his favorite Alpha Phi Delta hoodie with custom lettering on the back that reads, "Stugotz 27," sources added. The Italian slang term roughly translates to "testicles" and is so loved by the suspect he chose it and the number "27" for his Facebook page, sources added. [NYP] $$$ Justin Bieber’s Pet Monkey Quarantined in Germany [Time]

News

Write-Offs: 7.27.15

Job cuts; UBS earnings; Goldman fine; "Animal-Rights Activists Free 5,740 Mink in Cross-Country Crime Spree"; and more.

News

Write-Offs: 06.20.12

$$$ Fed Extends Twist, Signals Concerns [WSJ] $$$ Reasons to be sad about the Fed [Tim Duy] $$$ Berlusconi Casts Doubt on Austerity Plan [WSJ] $$$ Rompuy Blueprint Said To Include Options On Debt, Bank Oversight [Bloomberg] $$$ Standstills in Change of Control Transactions [HLS] $$$ With all words from Greek, Roman, Norse, etc. myths already taken, Peter Thiel named a fund after a metal from The Lord of the Rings [DI] $$$ A leading New York hedge fund is looking for a general counsel - could it be you? [DBCC] $$$ Regulators Back Off Tougher Curbs on Oil [WSJ] $$$ Ex-Orioles player Eddie Murray is part of insider trading inquiry [Reuters] $$$ The Mormon Madoff: How Shawn Merriman Scammed Millions $$$ NYSE CEO: Public Has Lost Trust inMarket [WSJ] $$$ Madam still stuck at Rikers [NYP]

News

Write-Offs: 12.11.15

Carl Icahn says run for your lives; Charlie Gasparino reveals his safe word; "Motorist Eating Bowl Of Cereal Leads Ohio Police On 30-Mile High-Speed Chase"; and more.

News

Write-Offs: 8.20.15

Investors love expensive boutique fitness; Greece doesn't defaults; Ex-bank chief sentenced for TARP fraud; "EasyJet Passenger Tasered After Dispute Over Carry-On 'Man Purse'"; and more.

News

Write-Offs: 5.1.15

Ex-GS programmer found guilty again; Churchill Downs makes $83 million in two minutes; Sony CEO doesn't have very nice things to say about Bill Ackman; "World Naked Gardening Day is just a day away"; and more.

Write-Offs

Write-Offs: 12.7.15

Pump and dump scams on the rise; Billionaires battle in the Bahamas; "Ohio man fined $500 for zombie nativity scene"; and more.