Links roundup for Tuesday, April 24th (below the jump).

04-24 Tuesday

Start-Up Outlines Asteroid-Mining Strategy – WSJ.com

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Fed’s 17 Rate Forecasts May Confuse More Than Clarify – Bloomberg

Consumer Confidence Weaker Than Expected

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Apple doubles profit on strong iPhone sales – Apr. 24, 2012

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Home prices seeing some signs of stability | Reuters

Housing Market Inches Ahead – WSJ.com

Case Shiller: House Prices fall to new post-bubble lows in February NSA

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Cost of Spain’s Housing Bust Could Force a Bailout – NYTimes.com

Stocks Up but Eurozone Crisis Stalks Bond Auctions – NYTimes.com

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For first time since Depression, more Mexicans leave U.S. than enter

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Hollande Meets German Resistance in Anti-Austerity Push – Bloomberg

German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends austerity in face of open rebellion

People Are Finally Figuring Out: Austerity is Stupid

A euro parable: the couple with a joint account – FT.com

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China Tire Demand Slows as Economy Decelerates, Bridgestone Says

Rate cut expectations weigh on Aussie – FT.com

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U.K. Government Borrowing Exceeds Expectations – WSJ.com

Bankruptcies Have German Solar on the Ropes – SPIEGEL ONLINE

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Mad-Cow Case Confirmed in Central California, USDA Says – Bloomberg

Cattle Tumble Most in 11 Months as Mad-Cow Disease Found in U.S.

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Mexico’s Oil Monopoly Chafes Under Regulatory Scrutiny

Argentina hopes shale lure enough to dispel doubts | Reuters

Engineer Charged in BP Spill Case – NYTimes.com

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Tame Australian Inflation Clears Path for Rate Cut – WSJ.com

China Manufacturing Continues Contraction – WSJ.com

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S.E.C. Charges Former Calpers Chief With Fraud – NYTimes.com

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New York AG: The Man the Banks Fear Most

Glencore: A Giant Among Giants – By Ken Silverstein | Foreign Policy

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What if Facebook isn’t so special after all? — Tech News and Analysis

Facebook profits dip before IPO – FT.com

Facebook’s Growth Slows – WSJ.com

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Google to launch online storage service for consumers: source | Reuters

Apple Infringes on Motorola Mobility Patent – ITC Judge – NYTimes.com

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AT&T profit up, helped by iPhone sales drop | Reuters

Amazon to Begin Collecting Sales Tax in Nevada – WSJ.com

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Exclusive: North Korea’s nuclear test ready soon | Reuters

Sierra Leone: a one-stock shop | beyondbrics

Billionaire Spends $1.3 Billion on Hotels With Dubai Rebounding

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The Grandmaster Experiment

The Brain May Disassemble Itself in Sleep: Scientific American

New Zealand Mulls Charging $100 for Pack of Cigarettes