Thursday Evening Links

[Reuters] S&P 500 slips amid U.S.-China trade uncertainty

[BBC] Brexit: MPs vote by 412 to 202 to seek delay to EU departure

[Reuters] U.S.-China trade talks progressing quickly: Trump, Mnuchin

[CNBC] US new home sales declined 6.9 percent in January

[Reuters] U.S. data underscores slowing growth, muted inflation

[Bloomberg] The College Admissions Scandal Presses Our ‘Unfairness’ Button

[Bloomberg] Gulati's Hedge Fund Becomes Victim of Too-Calm Markets

[NYT] China’s Slowdown Already Hit Its Factories. Now Its Offices Are Hurting, Too.