More in Brazil
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Jim O’Neill’s Final Viewpoints
Jim O’Neill has been an extremely influential economist to say the least. As Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the
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Brazil’s Quickly Shifting Income Classes
Brazil has had a rapidly improving standard of living over the last decade. From a BAML research release, we can see the dramatic shift in incomes as many Brazilians have...
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Inmates Take Over High Security Prison In Brazil
As the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil has drawn much criticism for its drug violence and infrastructure problems, with many questioning if a nation so unsafe is fit to hold such...
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FOMC Minutes Inch Closer To QE
Today the Federal Reserve released the minutes from the meeting occurring July 31 – August 1. We’re ever so slowly approaching more quantitative easing. July 31 – August 1, 2012 FOMC Minutes...
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FOMC Minutes From June 19-20
Below are the FOMC minutes from June 19-20. June 19-20, 2012 FOMC Minutes Summary of Economic Projections A meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee was held in the offices...
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Brazilian Prisoners Pedal Their Sentences Away
In yet another wise move to both improve the future lives of their prisoners as well as their society, Brazil has started allowing its inmates to use stationary bikes to...
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Education And Incarceration
Brazil has taken an interesting step forward and is now rewarding inmates for enhancing their education. The federal penitentiary system is crowding, so in efforts to reduce the sentences of those convicted,...
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U.S. Pain At The Pump Pales In Comparison To The Rest Of The World
We can’t stop hearing about rising gas prices and the natural resources that could potentially be tapped to reduce them. Much of it has shown to be speculation at best,...
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Why High Gas Prices At The Pump? The Answer Is BICS
Here is a simple question: where is the growth in crude oil consumption coming from? According to Barclays Capital it’s driven by four nations. They are Brazil, India, China, and...
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Mexico Has the World’s Second Largest Catholic Population
For his first visit to a Spanish-speaking country in Latin America, Pope Benedict XVI has recently arrived in Mexico. Accounting for 8.8% of the Catholics in the world, Mexico trails...
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The Global Employment Outlook
India is leading growth.
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30 Stranded Dolphins Incredibly Saved
About 30 dolphins got stranded and then beached on the coast of Arraial do Cabo, Brazil. This is a rare event to see, and even rarer that some people were around...
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How Tall Are Earth’s Forests?
NASA gives us a better view of the world.
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BRICs Leading Trade Recovery, Europe Lags
India is soaring.
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Current Central Bank Interest Rates
U.S. is low, but not the lowest.
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The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Indicator
Good news for the markets.
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Key Statistics About Facebook
Facebook is the top search term on the internet with 4%.
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Twitter Activity by Country
The U.S. is still leading the way.
