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What We’re Reading – Week of 04/29/2016

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week.

NB: ($) denotes subscription site.

 

What happens when the central bank becomes one of the largest shareholders in most corporations?  It is happening in Japan.

Article via Bloomberg

 

Brazil has a giant problem:  a vast government.

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)

 

Lucrative credit card rewards programs create a new class of customers: “churners.”

Article via Bloomberg

 

The FT had a great interview with Jim Chanos on the art of short selling.

Transcript via Financial Times ($)

 

Warren Buffett’s final bet is a risky one.

Article via Harvard Business Review