Now even India’s economy is slowing down
Once upon a time, there were four mighty emerging economies that would drive global growth for the rest of the 21st century. A slowdown in the biggest, China, has already trashed the two smaller ones,...
View ArticleThe Last BRIC Standing
A few weeks ago, Goldman Sachs gs finally conceded defeat for its BRICS fund, an investment vehicle focused on the hot emerging-markets bloc of another era. The fund had lost 88% of its assets from a...
View ArticleDilma Rousseff Impeachment Is Just the First Step to Heal Brazil’s Broken...
The impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff may be unfair, but it's not unjust. Brazil and its broken economy has been weighed down by government incompetence and corruption for far too long,...
View ArticleGoogle Goes Beyond the Map to Catalog Rio’s Troubled, Vibrant Favelas
Last week, in advance of the Olympic Games, Google's Arts and Culture series debuted an interactive tour of Rio de Janiero dubbed "Beyond the Map." The tour includes a dive into Rio's favelas, mixing...
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