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Short sellers hitting energy at near-crisis levels; RBS pays CEO £3.8m as it reports £2bn loss; 38% of Florida voters believe Ted Cruz could be the Zodiac Killer; and more.
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$$$RBS pays chief executive Ross McEwan £3.8m as it reports £2bn loss [Guardian]

$$$Short sellers hitting energy at near-crisis levels [NetNet]

$$$SkyBridge Withdraws $1 Billion From Paulson, Loeb and Rosenstein [Bloomberg]

$$$This kid is a 10 year-old business genius. [NYT]

$$$Poll: 38% of Florida voters believe Ted Cruz could be the Zodiac Killer [UPI]

$$$US economy wasn’t a total disaster in the fourth quarter [AP]

$$$Apple CEO Tim Cook commits to annual dividend raise [Reuters]

$$$Customs: Woman smuggled 1/2 pound of cocaine in her vagina [UPI]

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