Write-Offs: 02.07.13
$$$Overheating in Credit Markets: Origins, Measurement, and Policy Responses [Fed, also Free Exchange]
$$$Justice Department, states weigh action against Moody's [Reuters]
$$$Apple Jumps After Saying in Discussions to Return Cash [Bloomberg]
$$$Christie Conditionally Backs New Jersey Internet Gambling [WSJ]
$$$ "Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti was presented with a small white dog he dubbed Empatia during an appearance on a TV program. ... Bignardi then asked Monti if he would also like to adopt a dog and brought out the small mixed-breed canine. Monti said holding the fluffy dog felt 'magnificently good.'" [UPI]
$$$ Cohen & Steers is looking for a US REITs research associate in New York [DBCC]
$$$ "Last October, certain Dell employees were forced to sell some of their company stock at just $9.55 per share. Now the company is being sold to founder Michael Dell for $13.65 per share." [Fortune]
$$$K.K.R.’s Profit Jumps 22% on Investment Gains [DealBook]
$$$Ackman to Herbalife: You’re Not the Girl Scouts [DealBook]
$$$Generic Brand Cat Can't Hide His Disappointment [Copyranter]