TOP STORIES
Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam’s IOUs – AP
With Financial Reform Bill, a Test for Congress – NY Times
Don’t expect Greece aid details, ministers say – MarketWatch
Is China’s Politburo spoiling for a showdown with America? – Telegraph
Goldman Sachs Demands Derivatives Collateral It Won’t Dish Out – Bloomberg
Regulators shut 3 more banks for a total of 30 failures this year – AP
Real-Estate Recovery Signaled With Homebuilders – Bloomberg
US, UK top debt ratings safe for now, Moody’s says – AP

MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil falls below $81 amid weak US crude demand – AP
Gold off 2-week lows, mkt wary of gold use for EMF – Reuters
Ordinary Outcomes of Extraordinary Recklessness – Hussman Funds
OPEC Expands Oil Rigs Most Since 2007 as Quotas Prove Illusory – Bloomberg
Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests – AP
The challenges ahead for world oil – EconBrowser

ECONOMY
Global Demand for U.S. Assets Slowed in January – Bloomberg
Appliance rebates get hot-and-cold response from buyers – USA Today
Nearing Retirement and Unemployed or Underemployed – Calculated Risk
Trade Papers Struggling in Hollywood – NY Times
The Sham Recovery – Reich, HuffPo

INTERNATIONAL
China fires back at currency critics – Globe and Mail
Stop nagging China to revalue: ex-EU chief Prodi – Reuters
Foreign investors drive loonie toward parity – Globe and Mail
EU finance ministers to try to agree on multi-billion euro Greece aid package – Telegraph
Brown Steps Up Attack on Economy as Poll Gap Narrows – Bloomberg
Fragile recovery may push up unemployment, warns Bank of England – Guardian
Al-Suwaidi Says Dubai Not Likely to Need More Aid – Bloomberg
Final Shirts – Debt Watch

REAL ESTATE
Is house-price dip a blip or a trend? – O.C. Register
Florida, 4 other states rush plans for $1.5B in housing funds – Sun Sentinel
It’s Official: The US Housing Downturn Has Resumed in Earnest – HuffPo
Mortgage Fraud Declines but Remains Virulent – WSJ

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Fed may hint at how long rates will stay at lows – AP
China trims holdings of Treasury securities – AP
Still printing money at full speed – MSN Money
Larry Kudlow on Janet Yellen – Sense on Cents

INTERESTING
Probe questions runaway Prius story – AP
Glenn Beck Denounces “Born In The USA” as Anti-American – The Big Think
Tiger Woods Practices in Isleworth FL, Nation’s 2nd Worst Housing Market – Huliq
Lawmakers get eviction notices – Chicago Tribune