Money Anecdote

March 11 — Charles Allen , the new executive chairman of EMI Music, needs to raise money in a “make or break” dash, while stroking artists’ egos to prevent the loss- making music company from being taken over.

A former Congress legislator from Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh Thursday admitted that he unwittingly gave money to two Delhi blast suspects after they escaped from the September 2008 Batla House encounter. A Samajwadi Party legislator, however, denied providing any monetary help to them.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is getting nearly $22 million in federal stimulus money to help take drastic measures to turn around its worst-performing schools.

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Charles Allen, the new executive chairman of EMI Music, needs to raise money in a “make or break” dash, while stroking artists’ egos to prevent the loss- making music company from being taken over.

After a month-long investigation keyed by a bag of counterfeit bills found at an area dump, eight Rock Hill residents have been charged in connection with a ring where $5,000 in fake money was spent in the city.

Marty Lapera, president of Frederick County Bank, said his bank has benefited from customers moving their money into smaller institutions.

March 11 — Alion Science and Technology Corp., a provider of research and technology to the U.S. Department of Defense, plans to issue debt as newly issued bonds rise in secondary trading even as borrowers increase their offerings.

Massa’s account of harrowing fundraising pressures on junior members is a familiar story.

March 11 — Dubai shares rose to the highest in almost two months on speculation Dubai World, the state-owned holding company in talks to renegotiate $26 billion of debt, may announce better repayment terms than previously expected.