Oct 29th, 2008 · The government of Pakistan is being drained of its hard currency reserves as the value of the dollar rises. The country is seeking foreign investors for a bailout but is trying to avoid the International Monetary Fund, whose money comes with rules attached.
Dec 9th, 2005 · Fisk University plans to sell an iconic Georgia O'Keeffe painting donated by the artist in 1949. The sale, designed to raise money for the cash-strapped Nashville university, could break an O'Keeffe sale record of $6.3 million. It also may violate the terms of O'Keeffe's gift, which specified the modern art collection of her late husband Alfred Stieglitz not be broken up.
May 3rd, 2005 · Most commuters on Southern California's freeways crawl to work at 10 miles an hour, while others zip right along -- for a price. Carpool lanes are fast transforming into toll roads, as cash-strapped transit departments prowl for new ways to raise funds.