Headlines Discussed at LNWM’s Monday Morning Briefing:

• Eurozone employment increased 0.1% in Q4 2013; the first quarterly increase in nearly three years.
• There was very strong demand for Ireland’s first government-bond sale since the bailout in 2010.
• The Chinese Premier expressed flexibility in the GDP-growth goal of 7.5%, to better promote job growth.
• Cyber attacks are a growing threat to financial exchanges worldwide.
•  A U.S. national blackout could be caused by the failure of only 9 out of 55,000 substations.

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