On January 2nd it was reported that Japan's 8, 326 road deaths last year were nearly 5% fewer than in 2001.

ECONOMIST: New laws on drink and smoking

The small accounting firm of Picker, Weinberg and Auerbach in Brooklyn signed up for the new Roth 401K right away on January 2nd.

NPR: New Option in Retirement Savings: Roth 401Ks

On January 2nd 2013 we avoided leaping off the fiscal cliff.

FORBES: Embrace the Chaos: What Entrepreneurs Should Remember in Wake of the Fiscal Cliff

Ms. MAHONEY: Well, on January 2nd, The New York Times reported that Chicago was having a turnaround in its homicide rate and that they had had their killings at their lowest tally since 1965.

NPR: Public Surveillance: Security vs. Privacy, Part 2

Instead, they kicked the can down the road, agreeing on huge automatic spending cuts that would start on January 2nd, just as all of George Bush's tax cuts are due to expire, along with a separate temporary payroll tax cut.

ECONOMIST: The cloud of uncertainty

From the closing price on Nov. 2nd, 2012 to the close of January 28th, 2013, the 5 stocks (MPC, LSI, JBLU, GLT and PSX) had an average return of 18%.

FORBES: Thumbs Up to HY and Thumbs Down to JBLU