Technology
Microsoft Buys $15 Million Stake in Foursquare for Mobile Data – Bloomberg
AT&T Ends $450 Promotion Wooing T-Mobile Customers To Switch Carriers
Adidas Sues Under Armour Over Patents – WSJ.com
NSA Reportedly Spied on Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder – SPIEGEL ONLINE
Microsoft names Satya Nadella new CEO | Circa News
“Humbling” Pie: Here’s Satya Nadella’s First Letter to Microsofties | Re/code
HP says Autonomy inflated 2010 profits by 81 percent: filing | Reuters
North America
Puerto Rico rating cut to junk status by S&P | Reuters
No End To Tapering Yet – Tim Duy’s Fed Watch
Obamacare to Cut Hours of Work by 2017, CBO Estimates – Bloomberg
U.S. factory orders data eases economic slowdown fears | Reuters
Chicago Fed President Evans Concerned Inflation Is Below Target – WSJ.com
Mexico Peso Jumps From 18-Month Low on Economic Growth Outlook – Bloomberg
U.S. Senate clears path to final vote on farm bill – baltimoresun.com
Winter Weather Slams Into January Auto Sales – WSJ.com
“The slowdown in the pace of sales for January contributed to a swelling inventory of vehicles on dealer lots. GM said its inventory ballooned to 114 days’ supply. Fiat Chrysler said its inventory amounted to 105 days worth of vehicles at January’s sales pace, up from 79 days in December. Ford’s inventory rose to 111 days. Inventory expressed as days of supply is calculated by dividing the number of unsold vehicles at month’s end by the daily average selling rate. “
U.S. deficit to decline, then rise as labor market struggles: CBO | Reuters
NAFTA: 20 years of regret for Mexico | Mark Weisbrot | Comment is free | theguardian.com
Emerging Markets
Don’t Lump All Emerging Markets in Together – Real Time Economics – WSJ
Dollar imperialism 3: Tactless tapering | The Economist
Hard-Hit Emerging-Market Currencies Rise – WSJ.com
Emerging markets more vulnerable than ever to Fed tightening, warns BIS – Telegraph
Bank of England official criticises go-it-alone approach to global finance | Business | The Guardian
The Fed’s bad manners risk offending foreigners – FT.com
“Central bank should take account of the external impact of its actions, writes Willem Buiter “
Market conditions force cancellation of Russian domestic bond auction | Reuters
Investing
Pimco’s Bill Gross Says He Avoids China ‘Mystery Meat’ – Bloomberg
4%+ Yielding Munis Vs. Everything Else
Elsewhere
Mansion’s A$100m price tag highlights Australia property bubble – FT.com