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The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report presents key performance data on first residential mortgages serviced by national banks, focusing on delinquencies, loss mitigation actions, and foreclosures.

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China's impressive economic growth over the past quarter-century has given rise to a new breed of Chinese companies with the motivation and scale to expand into global markets. Similar to Japan and Korea, Chinese companies are building on their export origins to become global players in industries ranging from electronics to automobiles. But success is far from certain. Chinese companies must overcome significant challenges to compete against established foreign companies in global markets, including within China.

At the end of 2006, Time magazine’s Person of the Year was ‘You’. On the cover of the magazine, underneath the title of the award, was a picture of a PC with a mirror in place of the screen, reflecting not only the face of the reader, but also the general feeling that 2006 was the year of the Web - a new, improved, 'second version', 'user generated' Web.

But how accurate is our perception of so-called 'Web 2.0'? Is there real substance behind the hyperbole? Is it a publishing revolution or is it a social revolution? Is it actually a revolution at all? And what will it mean for education, a sector that is already feeling the effects of the demands of Internet-related change?

Foreign companies must alter their business models and operations to tap China’s rapidly growing mass markets where scale matters and price is king. Prosperity outside of major coastal cities, an evolving middle class and fierce competition will drive more companies to develop innovative, low-cost business models to reach new markets and customers across diverse regions of China. Companies will need to transform key areas of their businesses – including sales channels, distribution, R&D, procurement and human resources – to capture this historic opportunity.

New survey finds evidence for shift in balance of global economic power. These conclusions come from a global survey of corporate investment plans carried out by KPMG International. Corporate investment strategists from over 300 of the largest multinational companies in 15 major economies were asked where they plan to invest in the next 12 months and in five years' time.

Children are being exposed to technology at ever-younger ages, and as a result, they are becoming increasingly more interested in technologybased entertainment, including electronic, video, and online games.

Currently, Mattel has a very limited presence in electronic entertainment. This shift in children’s entertainment preferences is accompanied by a trend toward “childhood compression,” meaning that children’s tastes are maturing more quickly than in the past. As such, Mattel’s target market is shrinking. Particularly worrisome to Mattel is the slow sales decline of Barbie products over the past several years. Barbie is Mattel’s largest, most profitable brand. Even though things seem especially dire for Mattel, there is hope.