* Felix Salmon: The technocrats vs. the populists
* Walter Haslett: Get a grip on hedge fund replication
* Matt Rosoff: Why Microsoft should spend billions on Adobe
* Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher (the JPMorgan earnings help), London rises early, Europe climbs on tech and the Nikkei jumps on short-covering.
* A bombshell in the FOMC minutes
* David Freedman: Lies, damn lies and medical research
* Kleiner Perkins could return its entire iFund from the sale of ngmoco
* Hedge fund manager on DC influence: “It’s amazing what you get for $2,400.”
* JP Morgan analyst says OfficeMax (OMX) and Office Depot (ODP) could be attractive LBO candidates
* Thea Chard drives a Chevy Volt
* Michael J Fox was not the original Marty McFly