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The article focuses on the selloff of stocks in the bond market due to efforts of the investors to reduce the risk of rising interest rates prior to the Presidential election in the U.S., and talks of forecast of high yield even on junk bonds as per the financial consultants Moody's, and chart on interest rates.

The author discusses emerging-market exchange traded funds and bonds, focusing on how the BlackRock Total Emerging Markets Fund invested money in stocks and U.S.-dollar denominated bonds in emerging countries that are less sensitive to dollar and have good financial health.

The article discusses the focus of wealth advisers in the U.S. including Alan Harter on infrastructure investments, including public transit, power plants, and hospitals. Topics include direct investment in emerging markets with rapid infrastructure improvement, the added costs of investing in overseas projects, and the long time frame of infrastructure investment returns.

The article discusses how oversold junk bond funds may produce 10 percent or more profits. Topics discussed include drops in prices of junk bonds in the high yield bond market; discounted closed-end funds in the market such as Credit Suisse High Yield Bond, Dreyfus High Yield Strategies, and the DoubleLine Income Solutions (DSL); and impact of the U.S. Federal Reserve's increased interest-rate on the market.

Focuses on evidence that direct marketer Acxiom has provided easy credit for its database customers to boost earnings in an effort to meet its previous forecasts. Pricing pressure from competitors; Stock price; Terms of a contract with Allstate; Outlook.

Identifies parallels between the development of the personal computer (PC) industry and the automobile industry. Comparison of early predictions of the impact of the new technologies; Comparison of the impact of the development of highway systems and the Internet; Corporate profits in the face of slow industrial growth.

Features Pennzoil-Quaker State. Changes that were part of a restructure announced in December 1998, coincident with Pennzoil's merger with Quaker State; Chief executive James Pate's vision of a consumer-products company focused on the automotive market; Profitability of sectors of the company's business; Cost savings from the merger; Plans to sell oil-refining operations; Earnings estimates.

Features the satellite television company Pegasus Communications, as of June 1999. Factors that will affect the company's near-term results; Background of the company and relationship with DirecTV; Economics of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television; Analysis of Pegasus revenues; Legal battle with DirecTV; Increase in costs to acquire customers; Outlook for the stock.