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The article discusses aspects of the final-salary pension schemes for the public-sector employees wherein the employers have to contribute to the employee's pensions in the U.S. It highlights the increase profits and dividends of the businesses in the country. It also notes that the pension funds or endowments have a high share of yields in the investment returns.

The article discusses one of the most important step of economy which is data-gathering. It focuses on the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper submitted by five economists in 2017. It states that the authors have offered new basic economic facts that will help in answering economic questions, reshaping the understanding of how economics work.

The article focuses on competition in the commodity trade finance industry due to European banks shifting their activities on activities that produce the highest returns for the least capital. It states fines for abetting suspect transactions and new regulations that cap leverage at banks have limited how large bank balance-sheets can grow. It reports vetting new customers to comply with money-laundering laws can reach 75,000 dollars. It mentions institutional investor financing of commodities.

The article focuses on a paper published in the periodical "Journal of Portfolio Management" on the momentum effect, which describes the increase in the market value of a stock due to its popularity. Topics include the dangers of investing in momentum stocks, the annualized return on popular stocks, and trends in securities investment.