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Brazil’s companies cut investments, stash cash for an ugly 2016

Brazil’s economy is reeling from its worst year in a quarter century, and judging by major companies’ investment plans for next year, things are about to get worse.

The biggest names in Brazilian retail, construction, steel, autos and oil are slashing capital spending budgets as they abandon hopes of a swift recovery in Latin America’s largest economy and in global commodity markets.

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