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The funds are part of a larger effort by the foundation to invest $100 million over the next three to five years in for-profit and nonprofit enterprises that can return both social and financial returns....

The Red Cross had requested $150 million last month to help it pay off debts incurred while providing shelter, food, and other services to victims of a string of natural disasters....

The NoVo Foundation and NIKE, Inc. have pledged $45 million and $55 million, respectively, for the Girl Effect initiative, which works to help girls in developing countries bring about social and economic change in their families and countries....

The gift will be used to endow a hundred and fifty chairs and professorships in academic programs identified as priorities by the university, more than doubling the current number of endowed faculty chairs at the school....

The largest gift from an alumnus in Harvard's history will increase learning opportunities dramatically for Harvard undergraduates through international experiences and participation in the arts....

Billboard and other outdoor advertising is the fastest growing division at CBS. And just this week the company spent $100 million to expand in South America.

Dan Grech reports.

Cost cuts in North America and sales in Europe push the automaker to a first-quarter gain. Ford said it remains on track to return North American and global automotive operations to profitability in 2009.

The AT&T Aspire initiative will support schools and nonprofit organizations working to help students graduate from high school and become better prepared for college or the workforce....

In recognition of the gift and an earlier $100 million donation from the couple in 1999, the center will be renamed the NYU Elaine A. and Kenneth G.

Langone Medical Center....

There's a new economy sheriff in town, John Austin. He's the new executive director for the New Economy Initiative, a $100 million effort aimed at transforming Metro Detroit's economy.