Write-Offs: 1.21.15
$$$Bank of Canada Cuts Rates to Protect Its Hot Housing Market [Bloomberg]
$$$ Chris Rokos, who generated more than $4 billion as a trader at Brevan Howard Asset Management, will start his own hedge fund with the backing of his former employer after settling a lawsuit against the firm. [Bloomberg]
$$$Hold the Garlic: How to Feed the World Elite at Davos [Bloomberg]
$$$EBay Announces Job Cuts, Icahn Pact [WSJ]
$$$Man, 20, Cops Plea To Lewd Act With Stuffed Horse Inside Walmart [TSG]
$$$Goldman Bets on Big Data in Asia [WSJ]
$$$Uber to raise $1.6 billion in convertible debt: source [Reuters]
$$$109-Year-Old Woman Says Secret To Long Life Is Avoiding Men [HP]