News: 2014-04-17

For Obama, Standoff With Moscow Jumbles Plans at Home and Abroad – WSJ.com

ECB hardliner Weidmann comes in from the cold as deflation threatens | Reuters

Weibo, a Chinese Answer to Twitter, Prices Its Offering at $17 – NYTimes.com – NYTimes.com

Apple Said to Prepare Song-ID Feature for IPhone Software – Bloomberg

YouTube Network The Young Turks Raises $4 Million To Expand To New Platforms | TechCrunch

Google Says Paid Clicks Jump 26% as Cost-Per-Click Drops 9% – Digits – WSJ

Forensic linguistics study names Nick Szabo as author of original bitcoin paper

Confirmed: Nasty Heartbleed bug exposes OpenVPN private keys, too | Ars Technica

They may be filled with trolls, but comments still have value — and they could have even more

King Stock Bumped Up by Tencent Partnership | Re/code

Spammy Dating Website Zoosk Files for IPO | Re/code

Samsung Galaxy S5 review | PC Pro

Home Depot Lumbers Into E-Commerce – WSJ.com

IBM’s quarterly revenue sinks to five-year low as hardware sales fall – Independent.ie

Ukraine Clash Kills Three as Powers Meet for Crisis Talks – Bloomberg

Obama’s Strongest Weapon in Ukraine Is to Force Russia Out of Markets – Bloomberg

A shift in German policy? Not so fast! | Euro Area Debt Crisis by Megan Greene

5 questions with Alan Krueger on long-term joblessness – MarketWatch

In Germany, Strong Words Over Google’s Power – NYTimes.com

Lawsuit alleging Gmail ads are “wiretapping” gets judge’s OK | Ars Technica

All sent and received e-mails in Gmail will be analyzed, says Google | Ars Technica

Putin: Russia’s great propagandist – FT.com

Chanos vs Roach over China’s economic growth

Vancouver’s cheapest house sold – British Columbia – CBC News

EU sanctions push on Russia falters amid big business lobbying – FT.com

Las exportaciones crecen un 4% hasta febrero y marcan un nuevo máximo | Economía | EL PAÍS

A single payday away from social ruin: how Ireland’s middle-class copes with the meltdown – Independent.ie

US financial showdown with Russia is more dangerous than it looks, for both sides – Telegraph

Nokia’s dirty secret: The untold story of a production-ready tablet from 2001

Russia threatens US with WTO action over Crimea sanctions – FT.com

ekathimerini.com | Sanctions on Russia may ‘destroy Cyprus economy’

Canadian real estate and housing boom may be ending, Scotiabank warns | Toronto Star

BBC News – Why China is doing better than its headline GDP figure

Kapitalflucht : Russische Wirtschaft schrumpft um 0,5 Prozent – Nachrichten Wirtschaft – DIE WELT

Calculated Risk: Housing Starts at 946 Thousand Annual Rate in March

Calculated Risk: Fed: Industrial Production increased 0.7% in March

China Seeks Its Own GMO-Food Path – China Real Time Report – WSJ

Deutsche Bank’s $4 Billion Las Vegas Bet – NYTimes.com – NYTimes.com

Ukrainian troop defections escalate tensions in eastern Ukraine – The Washington Post

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