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The article discusses a trend of increasing investment in securities backed by delinquent home mortgages that are on the verge of foreclosure. Topics addressed include investment in these bonds by U.S. mutual funds and other institutional investors, the sale of the bonds by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD), and considerations of the bonds' yields.

The article reports that investors are withdrawing their investments from the emerging market following their concerns on the increasing expenses and low return among mutual funds in five years as of 2016.

The article discusses a competition held by Duke University and asset management firm BlackRock, in which students sought to create the highest-yielding investment portfolio. An explanation of traditional investment practices, which centered on the idea of 60% allocation to stocks and 40% to bonds, is provided and a comparison of that concept with the portfolio of winners Alex Kim, Jenny Zhang and Mike Du is offered.

The article reports on the business condition of the banking company Barclays PLC wherein it shows a good portfolio performance but the shareholders aim high revenue to improve the returns of the business.

The article reports that Coca-Cola Co. has announced an innovative plan for paying outside directors. According to the author, the new plan will receive any additional compensation if earnings per share do not rise fast enough over a three-year period. Yet, they will receive a significant raises if earnings perform as expected. Comments from Paul Hodgson of the research firm Corporate Library are included.

TOKYO TRADERS here are fond of joking that no one has lost money betting against Japan since the collapse of the bubble economy of the 1980s. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Focuses on the economics of the motion picture industry. Return on capital in the film industry; Comparison of the profitability of television, library and current release divisions of studios; Film costs and revenues; Influx of conglomerate corporations and the impact of production studios on the value of cable channels and television networks; Pressure to control spending; Role of independent studios; Revenue sources.