That return has fallen to about 20 cents for each dollar invested, he says.

But as returns have fallen, institutions must spend more of this money or cut their budgets.

But the total return on corporates fell only 92-hundredths of 1 percent.

The return on its pension assets fell 11.5 percent through October.

For some markets, returns fell by more than half, compared with studies of shorter periods.

The firm's return on equity fell to 9 percent.

The return on college degrees must eventually fall as more people get them, and probably not everyone wants one.

He'd been home a week, but his return had fallen far short of Janellen's expectations.

As a result, the fund's returns have fallen and, last year, it lost money.

But even Coke's return on invested capital has been falling lately.