Where Is the Rent Too Damn High? | House of Debt
German govt distances itself from Schroeder after his Putin meeting | Reuters
China provincial GDP data adds to slowdown concerns | Reuters
Russia’s military chief and deputy PM added to EU sanctions list – FT.com
VW profit jumps as Audi, Porsche sales hit record | Reuters
UK economy expands by 0.8pc in first quarter – Telegraph
Philip Pilkington: “The Chosen Ones” – Krugman’s Critique of the Critics | naked capitalism
BBC News – Japan retail sales surge on tax hike
U.S. Beefs Up Military Options for China as Obama Reassures Allies in Asia – WSJ.com
Authy Brings Two-Factor Authentication To The Desktop | TechCrunch
Apple To Raise Another $17B In Debt To Avoid Repatriating Foreign-Held Cash | TechCrunch
When $324 Million Isn’t Nearly Enough | TechCrunch
You’ve got pwned: AOL reports e-mail breach as bigger than thought | Ars Technica
Gogo CEO on AT&T’s Plan to Invade His Airspace | Re/code
Yahoo will stream a live concert every day for a year | The Verge
Netflix Inks Peering Deal With Verizon | TechCrunch
Microsoft Targets Box, Dropbox – Digits – WSJ
Samsung unveils Q1 operating profit at $8.2 billion
Samsung’s Galaxy K zoom is a high-end smartphone and an incredible selfie machine | The Verge
Samsung Smartphone Market Share Dips for First Time In 4 Years – Digits – WSJ
ekathimerini.com | How the EU got it so wrong in Ukraine
Putin’s oil tsar emerged from shadows to wield vast power | Reuters
BBC News – Yahoo announces original TV series
U.S. Drip-Feed of Sanctions Seen Risking Putin Backlash – Bloomberg
Price of 3-bedroom house in prime London areas ‘has risen £729 a day’ | Business | The Guardian
Solving a Monetary Puzzle | PRAGMATIC CAPITALISM
Not first time Donald Sterling’s remarks have bled into business | Financial Post
Our Unhealthy Obsession with Central Banks | PRAGMATIC CAPITALISM
‘Almost every asset is overvalued’: Apollo pro
U.S. Pending Home Sales Rise 3.4% in March – WSJ.com
4 Reasons Why Japan (Still) Doubts US Security Assurances | The Diplomat
US Treasury Secretary hits out at Putin and Rosneft with sanctions – Telegraph
Paym launch: 300,000 sign up to send money by mobile phone number – Telegraph
Fitch raises Spain’s credit rating to BBB – Telegraph
Independent Scotland may have to scrap perks to service debt burden – Telegraph
Oil and gasoline prices: many still missing the big picture | Econbrowser
Our Unhealthy Obsession with Central Banks… | PRAGMATIC CAPITALISM
Conventional and ‘jumbo’ mortgage rates blur, curbing rare perk for middle class | OregonLive.com
Japan’s 20-Year Deflationary Spiral Is About To End – Forbes
Hurdles shrink for jumbo loan shoppers – Feb. 7, 2014
Jumbo mortgages now carry cheaper rates than traditional loans – Nov. 12, 2013
13 times that economic sanctions really worked
Minimum wage: Congress stalls, states act – Apr. 28, 2014
Martin Wolf on funny money creation | FT Alphaville
Pro-Russia rebels parade German-led observer hostages – FT.com
Macroeconomics and Class Warfare – NYTimes.com
A Monetary Puzzle – NYTimes.com
Is James Rickards Right About A Coming Monetary Apocalypse? – Forbes
How to keep on selling smartphones when we’ve nearly all got one already | Technology | The Observer
Making a non-western payment card system, in Russia | FT Alphaville
Philippines seeks US support in confrontation with China – FT.com
South Korea Prime Minister to Resign Over Ferry Sinking – Bloomberg
Pope Francis Canonizes Popes John Paul II and John XXIII – Bloomberg