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Brazil faced a minor bank run, but one analyst said the real issue facing the country is its runaway credit boom.

Millionaire parents often hold off telling their kids how wealthy they are until they are well into adulthood. Is this right?

Prague's Love Train

The Czech Republic's capital, Prague, has found an unusual way to get people to use public transport.

Why more hash crash-type events are disasters waiting to happen. The FT reports.

More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent in 2012, a French newspaper reported.

Nationalist and isolationist movements will increasingly come to the forefront in Western nations, according to HSBC's chief economist.

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Technology

  • Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer tells CNBC the $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr is "part of enhancing our growth story" and the company will remain independent, even under Yahoo's ownership.

  • As investors and analysts size up Yahoo's latest $1.1 billion acquisition, it is worth reflecting on the GeoCities deal, which has many similarities, the NYT reports.

  • In the wake of Yahoo's announcement on Monday that it's snapping up Tumblr for $1.1 billion, the attention has shifted to which companies could be next.

  • Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple's low global tax payments after the U.S. Senate said the company paid little or nothing on tens of billions of dollars in profits.

  • Hackers working for China's army appear to have resumed their attacks on U.S. companies. The NYT reports.

  • The board of Yahoo agreed on Sunday to buy the popular blogging service Tumblr for about $1.1 billion in cash, a signal of how the company plans to reposition, the NYT reports.

Finance

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Opinion

  • Broken Budget Promises?

    According to a CBO report, tax hikes outweigh spending cuts by 6-1. Henry Blodget, Business Insider, and Jim Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute, discuss.

  • Larry Kudlow

    Larry Kudlow says there's only one possible solution to clean up the IRS mess — a special counsel.

  • Abe will have a tough job trying to convince his G-8 colleagues next month that his "three arrows" stimulus program is not just a subterfuge to boost exports, says this economist.

  • Red State Path to Prosperity

    Gov. Pence, (R-IN), says Congress needs to hold the Obama administration accountable on the IRS scandal.