* Derek Thompson: Did bankers rob the middle class?
* More than a penny for his thoughts: 50 Cent’s tweets make $50 million in just one day
* Lynn Tilton of turnaround firm Patriarch Partners: “It’s only men that I strip and flip. My companies I hold long and close to my heart.”
* Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London rebounds, European shares climb and the Nikkei dips on euro zone worries.
* MIT video: The future is gray, small and female
* TrimTabs: Hedge fund deposits hit a 9-month high
* Another day, another secondary trading platform plans to launch for the private markets
* Mathew Lynley: Document security provider Confidela raises $9.25M thanks to… Wikileaks?
* Morgan Stanley becomes the latest Wall Street bank that plans to spin off its prop trading unit
* Phil Primack: All this fresh buzz about the Constitution should mean boom times for social studies teachers. Too bad it doesn’t.
* Felix Salmon: “Just about everything in Davos is ridiculous in its own way. It’s like Disneyland. So long as you suspend your disbelief, you’re fine.”
* Oddly similar: Check out the logo of private equity firm Castle Creek Capital (at bottom of page). Then check out the Americorps logo.
* Tweet of the Day: @mattyglesias Good to see Larry Summers isn’t having trouble finding work: http://ygl.as/epy6WP
* Steve Jobs will join Rupert Murdoch to announce The Daily. Publishers wait anxiously. Not to see the content, but to find out if they too can use the new iPad push subscription functionality.