
Taking a bite out of local politics: Jimmy the groundhog chomps on Sun Prairie, WI Mayor Jon Freund. (Photo: The Star, Christopher Mertes/AP)
Bud’s Round-up of Daily Drivel:
- Office affair: Staples and Office Depot in merger talks. (WSJ)
- Gallup Inc. CEO: Unemployment rate is a Big Lie. (Gallup)
- They’re not smartphones: Tablets sales register first y-o-y quarterly drop, down 3.2% in 4Q. (zdnet.com)
- He’s yellin’ at Yellen: Harsh words for the Federal Reserve chair. (NY Post)
- January hedge fund performance: Best and worst. (Zerohedge)
- S&P pays up: McGraw Hill subsidiary agrees to pay $1.5 billion in penalties over pre-recession mortgage ratings; Moody’s in cross hairs next. (Investor’s Business Daily)
- Chris Christie in the spotlight: Vaccine comments draw fire while NY Times attacks over travel. (Courier Post and New York Times)