INTERESTING: If you think the interest on...

INTERESTING: If you think the interest on your credit cards adds up fast, consider the $180 million in interest Joan Irvine Smith insists she’s accrued over the last seven years on the $150 million the Irvine Co. must pay for her stock (D5). Whether she gets it may be decided by the courts as soon as next month. . . . Meanwhile, the company proposes to pay her a mere $96 million for interest through last month. After that, it would be a cool $37,764 a day until the case is decided.