North America
George Magnus interview pt 3: Ben Bernanke, printing money in the US and Greenspan’s legacy
Consumer Confidence in U.S. Climbs to a Five-Month High – Bloomberg
Full Text Of Obama’s 2014 State of the Union
The Real State of the Union | naked capitalism
Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Rise Most Since February 2006 – Bloomberg
Calculated Risk: Comment on House Prices: Real Prices, Price-to-Rent Ratio, Cities
A Look at Case-Shiller by Metro Area – Real Time Economics – WSJ
Luxury house sales hit new records across Canada | Toronto Star
Negotiation Doesn’t Help African Americans and Latinos on Dealer-Financed Car Loans
Do White Buyers Get Better Loan Deals From Car Dealers? – Real Time Economics – WSJ
Exclusive: U.S. banking regulator, fearing loan bubble, warns funds
Ford has historic year with $7.2bn in profits boosted by 2013 US sales | Business | theguardian.com
Tax Analysts — The Obama Administration’s Backdoor Bailout of Puerto Rico
Europe
German Consumer Sentiment Reaches Six-Year High – WSJ.com
Rising risk that German court will block Bundesbank rescue for Southern Europe – Telegraph
Fiat cuts 2014 profit forecast, hit by Latin America | Reuters
Homes heated at least 4C warmer than in 1970, study finds – Telegraph
Man caught in absurd 16-year row over laptop loan, supreme court hears | Law | The Guardian
Emerging Markets
Corporate Debt in Emerging World Shines – WSJ.com
EM stocks tumble into bear territory – FT.com
Implications of Turkey’s aggressive interest rate rise – FT.com
Turkey raises rates to halt lira’s slide – FT.com
Macro and Other Market Musings: When Monetary Superpowers Flex, Emerging Market Investors Flee
Argentina Devaluation Gambit Backfires in Worst Bond Rout – Bloomberg
Argentina Warns of Speculative Attack on Emerging Market Currencies – WSJ.com
Russian president says will honour loan to Ukraine | Reuters
Technology
Qualcomm faces prospect of record antitrust fines in China | Reuters
How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username — Medium
PayPal and GoDaddy may have cost one man his ‘$50,000’ Twitter account | The Verge
U.S. Skeptical on Sprint’s Possible T-Mobile Deal – WSJ.com
Porsche’s first car, in 1898, was electric
Twitter founder Ev Williams raises $25 million for his blogging startup, Medium | The Verge
Investor Icahn says buys another $500 million in Apple stock | Reuters
Apple Q1 Earnings – Business Insider
Bitcoin
A Swipe at Traditional Banking at a Forum Illuminating Bitcoin – NYTimes.com
Bitcoin Backer Winklevoss Warns of Overregulation – WSJ.com
New York takes first step to regulating Bitcoin – Telegraph
Economics
The Myth of the “Self Made Man” | PRAGMATIC CAPITALISM