News: 2014-05-30

Belarus plans to bring back serfdom – beyondbrics – Blogs – FT.com

Dish Network to Accept Bitcoin Payments – WSJ

Hard-hit Spain is turning the corner | South China Morning Post

US money slump flashes warnings as economy contracts – Telegraph

Apple Paying Just Under $500 Million for Beats Music Streaming Service – WSJ

Fed’s George wants rate hikes soon, and not too gradual | Reuters

BBC News – Microsoft’s ex-CEO Steve Ballmer ‘wins Clippers bid’

Japan’s inflation at highest rate for 23 years – Telegraph

London house prices rise at fastest rate on record adding £588 a day, official figures show – Telegraph

Consumer Spending Fell 0.1% in April – WSJ

Technical appendix of the book « Capital in the twenty – first century» Appendix to chapter 10. Inequality of Capital Ownership Addendum : Response to FT

A Comprehensive Look into the Future of Smartphone Screen Sizes

Apple’s Customer Data-Privacy Rules Struck Down by German Court – Bloomberg

Privacy-Sensitive Germans Not Biting Into Apple’s iBeacon — Yet – Digits – WSJ

U.S. regulator urges law to force disclosures by data brokers | Reuters

Justice Dept. Seeks More Than $10 Billion Penalty From BNP Paribas – WSJ.com

Paper money is unfit for a world of high crime and low inflation – FT.com

FT journalist accused of serious errors in Thomas Piketty takedown | Business | theguardian.com

PIMCO | Is There a UK Housing Bubble?​​​

Jobless Claims in U.S. Decreased 27,000 Last Week to 300,000 – Bloomberg

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