Unless you buy debt at distressed levels, the upside is limited and the downside decidedly less so, which is why bond portfolios cannot be diversified anything like as much as equity portfolios.

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If Baidu is smart, it might be advised to invest in more existing companies like Qunar that already have a strong operating record, rather than trying to start its own new businesses, where its record is decidedly not so good.

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This is a decidedly minority view--so far the international effects have been generally benign.

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