Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Ukraine Crisis<\/p>\n Fed \u2013 \u2018Falling Short By Its Own Yardstick\u2019 MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Apr: Official Manufacturing PMI Inches Up; 50.4 from 50.3 \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ b<\/a> \/ b<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n SK – Apr: Exports Grow Faster Than Expected; +9% yr \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Mar: Consumer Spending Jumps by Most in Five Years; +0.9% from +0.5% \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Week: Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Climb to Nine-Week High; +14k TO 344k \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Apr: ISM manufacturing growth accelerates; 54.9 from 53.7 \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Apr: Markit factory activity growth slows slightly; 55.4 from 55.5 \/ R<\/a> \/ m<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Mar: Construction spending rises; +0.2% from -0.2% \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Stocks – Dow Closes at a Record WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Stocks – Wall St weighs \u2018sell in May and go away\u2019 FT<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Rejects sign it may soon be #1 economy AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ e<\/a> wsj<\/a> \/ wapo<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – EU: Actually, We’re #1 \/ eu<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Bloated Local GDP Numbers Go on a Diet wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Plans Measures to Boost Trade After Unexpected Drop B<\/a><\/p>\n China – No kick-start coming for stalled growth engine FT<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – East Unravels as Pro-Russia Militants Widen Fight B<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Pro-Russian Separatists in East Seek Legitimacy Through Referendum WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – IMF says Russian economy already in recession AP<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Russia’s Aerospace Industry Faces Squeeze Over Sanctions WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Crisis could halt Europe’s defense downturn: Airbus CEO R<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Some US companies starting to feel pain R<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Norway oil fund loses on Russia government bond holdings FT<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Crisis A Tightrope Walk for German Businesses S<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – French Banks Play Russian Roulette cfr<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fed – To Keep Trimming Stimulus FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a>AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – ‘Falling Short By Its Own Yardstick’ nyt<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Canada – What Google searches reveal about housing market G&M<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Tourism – Chinese Boost Bets on Australian Tourism WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Tourism – Chinese Tourists are spending a lot \/ E<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Trucks – China\u2019s 24m Car Market Spurs Investment B<\/a><\/p>\n Machinery – China’s Construction Cracks Run Deeper for Zoomlion and Sany WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Cloud – Hewlett-Packard, Foxconn Launch Joint Server Venture WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Cloud – Microsoft Targets Box, Dropbox wsj<\/a><\/p>\n Cloud – Google: Weapon of Choice WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Cloud – Google is waging a financial war of attrition q<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Cloud – Google, Amazon and Microsoft\u2019s Costly Spending War wsj<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Weeds – Dow Chemical Gets Preliminary US Nod for New Weedkiller WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Weeds – Farmers Widen Their Arsenal of Herbicides WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pollution – Plagues China\u2019s coastal waters FT<\/a><\/p>\n Pollution – A shift in the wind in China FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n PubEd – Congress Is Going Back to School WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n PubEd – Charter-School Fight Flares Up in Illinois WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Political Preferences on Social Media Sites nyt<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter politically polarized pew<\/a> \/ q<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Ukraine Crisis Fed \u2013 \u2018Falling Short By Its Own Yardstick\u2019 Trucks \u2013 China\u2019s 24m Car Market Spurs Investment Cloud \u2013 Google, Amazon and Microsoft\u2019s Costly Spending War MAJOR DATA POINTS China – Apr: Official Manufacturing PMI Inches Up; 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