Write-Offs: 01.13.11

$$$Economist Are Upbeat On Recovery [WSJ]

$$$ "It was a bull shark and it was spotted on a local suburban street" [BBC]

$$$ Gap Opens Athleta Shop to Tap Demand for `Kickbooty' Yoga Pants [Bloomberg]

$$$ S&P, Moody's Warn On US Credit Rating [WSJ]

$$$ American Express offered a credit card to a 3-year-old [Fortune]

$$$Porsche Lovers May Be Lured to Chrysler's Next Viper, Designer Says [Bloomberg]