Money Anecdote

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.

Todd Bridges, the man who played Willis Jackson on Diff’rent Strokes, offered his own insight into the trials of being a childhood star this week, sharing his story of drug addiction with Access Hollywood.

In rare public remarks last week, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the money involved in electing judges remains one of the most pressing concerns facing the American court system. And she joined her former colleague, Sandra Day O’Connor, in calling for reform.

Artist James Money turns to a familiar face for his second attempt at nation’s most famous portrait prize.

MADISON, Wis.

March 17 — Dubai shares rose to the highest in two months after the chairman of the emirate’s fiscal committee said Dubai World is close to finalizing a debt plan that will aim to protect the interests of creditors and contractors.

Benefit claimants owe an ”immense” £1.85 billion in overpaid money, but the Government is recovering less than £300 million a year, according to a parliamentary report.

Credit card company Discover Financial Services on Tuesday posted a loss for the first three months of its fiscal year as it put more money aside to cover continuing defaults by consumers.

Money-market Fundholders Could See Fee Hikes

March 17 — Treasuries snapped three days of gains as Asian stocks climbed to the highest level in eight weeks, damping demand for the safety of government debt.