Jan 19 Artists Chip in for Haiti Relief By Arts Desk Culture-makers across the country are banding together to raise money for the victims of last week's devastating earthquake in Haiti that leveled the country's capital. Continue reading
Jan 05 Going, Going, Gone: 2009 Was a ‘Recession Battered’ Year As early as mid-2007, there was speculation that the bubble had begun to deflate, and by late 2008 it had burst outright, laying the groundwork for a rough 2009. Sales at Sotheby's and Christie's each declined around 50% from the… Continue reading
Nov 13 Madoff’s ‘Prisoner Watch’ Among Items Set for Auction Block A trove of Bernard Madoff's belongings seized by U.S. Marshals from the Ponzi schemer's Manhattan penthouse and New York beach home are to set to go on sale Saturday in a government-run auction for victims of his fraud. Continue reading
Nov 04 Christie’s Art Sale Underwhelms Buyers In the first autumn auction held Tuesday evening at Christie's in New York, total sales fell short of pre-sale estimates -- only $65.6 million instead of $68.6 to $97.1 million -- making for a slow start to the U.S. art… Continue reading
Mar 28 Phone, Satellite Companies to Redevelop Airwaves for New Wireless Products By Admin, PBS News Hour Last week, the Federal Communications Commission finished auctioning off $19 billion worth of public airwaves after a federally mandated switch to digital television freed up large sections of the nation's wireless "spectrum."… Continue reading