CNN reports the U.S. economy grew at a less than 1% rate in the last quarter of 2015.

Politics and Government

CNN reports the U.S. economy grew at less than 1% in the last quarter of 2015.

At MarketWatch, Ciara Lindane and Tomi Kilgore report retail sales and profits have taken another hit.

In The Pulse, Ralph Benko says if you want a 10% pay cut, support Bernie Sanders’ tax plan.

Monetary

In The Hill, Ralph Benko writes Ted Cruz is smart to campaign on the gold standard.

In the WSJ, Ken Brown says China is seeing the largest episode of capital flight in its history—now what?

Tax

At Townhall, Matt Vespa says Trump’s tax plan would add more debt than Obama’s seven years in office.

World

At Cato, Steve Hanke analyzes the world economies via the misery index.

At FT, Jonathan Wheatley and Shawn Donnan write capital controls are no longer taboo for emerging markets.