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Bread and Circuses

At the end of my previous post, where I painted a generally pessimistic picture of the near future, I mentioned that I would write about the businesses which would do well in this downturn. In my opinion, they are bread and circuses. During the decline of... ...full story at China Vortex

from China Vortex on Wed, Dec 17 2008

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