Even as oil prices are rebounding and bringing some welcome hope to battered markets, the Journal worries that “this rally could lead to its own demise,” as higher prices “will likely encourage shale producers to ramp up output again, muddying any forecasts for shrinking U.S. supply” – WSJ

More speculation on the Fed’s plans ahead of its OMC meeting this week (higher rates are still coming, just probably not in March) – NYTimes

The ECB is facing serious questions about whether its latest moves can do anything to push inflation up to the desired 2% target. But there’s also plenty of debate about the target itself – WSJ

This weekend’s Fair Game looked at how stock buybacks—generally viewed as a boon to investors—can end up with some lopsided results that favor a few rather than the many – NYTimes

High auto loan early default rates of late are raising concerns about a new subprime bubble bursting – WSJ

In [hopefully] unrelated news, banks are increasing their “coffee-break loan” offerings, with a premium placed on speed – WSJ

Some fascinating tidbits from documents on the 2008 financial crisis just released to the public after a 5-year embargo – WSJ

A pair of new studies suggests that the benefits of multilingual exposure extends no only to kids’ cognitive skills but to social abilities as well.  Why? It’s all about a greater ease at considering another’s perspective in order to understand her meaning, which appears to be a side effect of taking in and attempting to comprehend different languages – NYTimes