The Treasury Department wants to use a crisis-era tool to support money-market funds, joining the Federal Reserve in the fight to keep financial markets working smoothly.

The U.S. dollar surged against major currencies Tuesday as stress in the market for dollar funding outside the U.S. worsened, despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to boost availability of the greenback globally.

The Federal Reserve said it would inject more than $1.5 trillion of temporary liquidity into Wall Street on Thursday and Friday to prevent ominous trading conditions from creating a sharper economic contraction.

A university based on the West Coast has revised its asset allocation as part of a new investment policy.

A New England-based university made a venture capital commitment last month.

A Western foundation is searching for a managing director to assist in the oversight and management of its investment portfolio.