Opening Belz, Feb. 7

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February 7, 2014 at 5:11PM

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

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