Write-Offs: 01.30.13
$$$Facebook Earnings Beat; Profit Margin Falls Sharply [CNBC]
$$$U.S. Economy Unexpectedly Contracts in Fourth Quarter [WSJ]
$$$Is Renaissance Technologies Falling off the Mark? [II Alpha]
$$$Draghi Bank of Italy Knew of Monte Paschi Missteps in ’10 [Bloomberg]
$$$ Deutsche Bank is looking for a sales officer for trade finance solutions in New York [DBCC]
$$$ Venezuela's bonds have had a 14.7% annual return [Bloomberg]
$$$Goldman Sachs braces for bond market blow up [Fortune]
$$$Treasury Posts Losses on TARP Auctions [WSJ]
$$$ "What is the problem with Internet trolls? Why do people dislike them so much? Is it just an example of following-the-herd mentality? Some kind of deeper prejudice? A love of bridges? What is the source of this animosity? Why does it perpetuate itself? Where did this prejudice come from?" [The Awl]