Brackets for Good

• Supporting nonprofits. The 2015 Brackets for Good tournament heads towards the Supported Sixteen Brackets for Good

U.S. Economy

• Retail sales in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in February Reuters
• U.S. business prices fell relative to last month and year over year The Wall Street Journal

Around the World

• The European Central Bank began its $1.2 trillion bond buying program this week Bloomberg
• Chinese industrial production rose by 6.8% during the first two months of the year, the slowest since 2008 The Economist
• Global economic growth was 3.4% in 2014 The Wall Street Journal