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Comparing the growth challenges facing Brazil and India. In short, both countries need to increase their savings rates in order to boost overall investment and, in turn, worker productivity.

Brazil in particular must re-arrange its consumption/savings relationship, as the share of investment as a percentage of GDP has changed little over the past decade. Brazil's experience is in sharp opposit
Jewelry has always been a mainstay for pawnshops, but cash for gold appears to be the most common item coming into pawn stores lately. Gold is seen as a safe haven for investors during tough economic times, and this recession has been no exception. The cash for gold has been hovering at about $900 per ounce.

That means pawnshop display cases are stuffed with gold necklaces, bracelets, and even R