Friday's News Links

[MarketWatch] Pound taps $1.55 as Conservatives look set for U.K. election win

[Bloomberg] Emerging Stocks Pare Weekly Drop as China Rebounds; Ruble Slides

[USAT] Energy, retail job cuts fuel 3-year high in layoffs

[WSJ, Ip] It’s Bonds That Are Overvalued, Not Stocks. Here’s Why

[WSJ] Stock Buybacks Hit New Records

[Dow Jones] Chinese Stocks Suffer Biggest Weekly Loss In 5 Years

[Bloomberg] Bankers and Business Welcome Cameron Win Despite EU Fears

[Bloomberg] German Industrial Production Falls as Economy Risks Grow

[Reuters] China April exports unexpectedly contract, import slide worsens, more stimulus seen

[Bloomberg] China Banks’ Sour Loans Surge Most Since 2004 as Economy Slumps

[Bloomberg] The $364 Billion Real Estate Threat Inside China’s Biggest Banks

[Bloomberg] China's Very High Mountain of Debt

[Bloomberg] Dis-United Kingdom Looms After Nationalists Sweep Scotland

[AFP] Ukraine's Poroshenko slams 'appeasement' of Moscow

[AFP] Yemen rebels to pay dearly for Saudi bombardments: coalition

[Reuters] Images show Vietnam reclaiming land in South China Sea

[Bloomberg] Hard Money Comes Easy as Wall Street Funds Home Flippers