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Madison Dearborn, private equity
The Chicago skyline is seen as the arctic sea smoke rises off Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, January 6, 2014. A blast of Arctic air gripped the mid-section of the United States on Monday, bringing the coldest temperatures in two decades. Meteorologists said temperatures were dangerously cold and life-threatening in some places, with 0 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 18 Celsius) recorded in Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis. The chill was set to bear down on eastern and southern states as the day wore on. Photo courtesy Reuters/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CITYSCAPE) - RTX174FV

Facebook buys Wit.ai, a speech-recognition platform for the internet of things.

Don’t expect many mega IPOs in 2015.

Dish is introducing Sling TV, its new Web-TV service that has ESPN.

It’s very cold in Chicago right now.

Verizon is considering buying AOL.

A 30-year-old man shot his hedge fund father because his allowance had been cut by $200.

NPS Pharmaceuticals hires Goldman Sachs to find a buyer.

Morgan Stanley fires an employee it says stole data, including account numbers for wealth management customers, and posted them online.

Study finds that kids who sleep near their smartphones may sleep less. 

Photo courtesy of Reuters/Jim Young