Telecom, Media and Technology
What Has Become of Business Journalism? : The New Yorker
As fast mobile connections surge, 2G begins its long, slow global decline — Tech News and Analysis
Why Satya Nadella Is Too Safe a Choice for Microsoft CEO
Apple Quietly Builds New Networks – WSJ.com
Netflix Will Raise $400 Million To Fund European Expansion, Original Programming | TechCrunch
The coin prince: inside Bitcoin’s first big money-laundering scandal | The Verge
Hackers accessed Target’s network using credentials stolen from a contractor | The Verge
Twitter Crushes With Q4 Revenue Of $242.7M, But Shows Slow User Growth To 241M Actives | TechCrunch
Twitter Loss Exceeds Estimates as User Growth Slows – Bloomberg
North America
More Men in Prime Working Ages Don’t Have Jobs – WSJ.com
US shale under fire over thirst for water – FT.com
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s drug death: The science of addiction, recovery, and relapse.
Unemployment Tumbling in New Jersey as Many Leave Labor Force – Real Time Economics – WSJ
Gloomy Mexican Consumers Raise Questions About Rebound – Real Time Economics – WSJ
Rush to balance books could delay Canada’s economic recovery, says NDP | Financial Post
CVS becomes first big U.S. drugstore chain to drop tobacco | Reuters
Japan
Real Japanese Wages Slip, Posing Challenge to ‘Abenomics’ – Japan Real Time – WSJ
Emerging Markets
Shell: Argentina’s latest oil fight | beyondbrics
Markets
Sugar Posts Longest Rally in Five Months on Brazil Heat – Bloomberg
A Puerto Rico downgrade cheat sheet | FT Alphaville
Europe
ekathimerini.com | Greek yields drop on report EU mulling extending loans
“Greek 10-year yields slid 29 basis points to 8.12 percent with 30-year yields falling 24 bps to 7.82 percent, outpacing other eurozone peers including bonds issued by bailed-out neighbour Portugal”
BBC News – Eurozone retail sales fall sharply in December
“December’s sales fell by 1% compared to the same time a year ago, and by 1.6% compared to November. Both figures were much worse than analysts expected.”