Low January job number fuels fear of slowing U.S. growth – Reuters
Don’t pay too much attention to monthly jobs reports – Barry Ritholtz
U.S. tests begin for St. Jude’s tiny pacemaker – StarTribune
Proto Labs picks new CEO to replace Brad Cleveland – StarTribune
International Falls suffers another blow as fishing tackle company closes – Journal
College students analyze Midwestern econ dev websites, find them lacking – Midwesterner
GM 2013 earnings down 22%, but profit-sharing checks are $7,500 – Detroit Free Press
Hey NY Times! Sears and JC Penney are not bellwethers for the middle class – New Yorker
A closer look at OAO Rosneft, Russia’s state-run oil behemoth – Washington Post
Nuns feel Spanish banks’ cutbacks – WSJ
What are the forces moving the Minnesota economy? Adam Belz tries to identify the trends and show the connections between Minnesota and the larger U.S. and global economies. You can connect with him on Twitter: @adambelz
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