Headlines Discussed at LNWM’s Monday Morning Briefing

• Global equity markets rebounded from beginning-of-the-year losses. The MSCI All-Country World Index gained more than $3 trillion in value to finish down just 0.3% so far in 2014 (through Feb. 21).
• Interim Ukraine president pledges to improve ties with EU.
• Foreign direct investment in China increased 16% in January 2014 (year-over-year).
• Peripheral EU corporate-bond issuance surged 22% in 2013, as banks maintained low lending levels.
• Energy Future Holdings is preparing to file for bankruptcy; the 10th largest U.S. in history.

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