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Kenneth Rapoza

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As seen in: Coalition for a Prosperous America, Forbes, MSN, UOL, USA Today, Yahoo News, Newsweek, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, Substack, Flipboard and
Covers:  BRIC countries first and foremost. Major corporations there, investing ideas, political risk as it relates to investing, some off beat or A-lister travel.
Doesn't Cover: entertainment, food and wine, sports, US politics, healthcare
Senior Analyst, Coalition for a Prosperous America. Former WSJ São Paulo reporter. Ex-Forbes BRICs contrib. Markets. Intel. Forecasting. Formerly @BRICBreaker
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Obama Gets Left Behind - Forbes

Obama Gets Left Behind - Forbes

Forbes — From drone attacks to Wall Street regulation, President Obama has been unable to please the left wing voters of his party. A commentary about the deluge of anti-O emails this Forbes writer gets from liberals.
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Why China's Property Bubble is Different - Forbes

Why China's Property Bubble is Different - Forbes

Forbes — Headline says it all. Examines the differences between the housing bubble in China and the ones that exploded in the United States and Europe.
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Who Are The Real 1%? - Forbes

Who Are The Real 1%? - Forbes

Forbes — Not all one percenters are created equal. Story argues that the wealthy are not the problem, but an elite circle of DC lobbyists that really help shape domestic policy. Here's a look at where the guys behind the curtain really operate. And how it affects us all.
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The Sell Side Of Investment Banking Slowly Being Dismantled - Forbes

The Sell Side Of Investment Banking Slowly Being Dismantled - Forbes

Forbes — The sell-side of the Western world's investment banks is slowly being dismantled. In the war zone that is modern finance, the demise of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 was the shot heard 'round the world. Three years later, and investment banks from New York to Brussels are still facing the same problems. The ultra leveraged model of sell side finance is dying and more layoffs will come as a result.
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Brazil's Ridiculous $80,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Forbes

Brazil's Ridiculous $80,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Forbes

Forbes — The 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee is viewed on the floor of the New York International Auto Show. Brazilians love this car so much they are willing to pay over 80 grand for it. This story made me somewhat famous in Brazil.
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Parenting through the apocalypse

Parenting through the apocalypse

Salon — Once in a while, I freelance bitter-sweet daddy/daughter parenting stories for Salon. This is one: When my daughter was 4, she was afraid of the Humble Bumble from the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer movie. But now that she is 11, she is afraid of the end of the world. My healthy child is afraid of dying.
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In Ohio, Battle of the Super PACs

In Ohio, Battle of the Super PACs

inthesetimes.com — From my column at In These Times. I helped them out with the Nov. 2012 elections: Democratic PACs have been wildly outspent on political ads in swing-state Ohio. Everyone loves to hate the Super PACs, those well-heeled sources of political influence trying to get voters to see things their way. With the election just a day away, here is how the Supers (along with the legally murky 501c(4)s) are duking it out in Cleveland, the second biggest city in battleground state Ohio. On the left side of the ring, it's the American Federation of State County Municipal Employees ( AFSCME). The union has placed 1,216 ads on four Cleveland television stations-WEWS (ABC), WJW (FOX), WKYC (NBC) and WOIO (CBS)-between Aug.
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