19 Nov 2008 at 5:53pm So where does it go from here? The art-market bubble has burst. Prices of contemporary, modern and Impressionist artwork tumbled about 30%, and sometimes more, at the huge auctions that finished last Friday in New York. There's no guarantee that ...
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18 Nov 2008 at 3:59pm Somebody pinch me. A damp warehouse in Wembley filled with boxes of second-hand clothes may not seem like paradise to some, but to me, a vintage junkie, all that's missing is a halo-wearing doorman in white. Angels, Europe's largest film and ...
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17 Nov 2008 at 12:59am Riley Lewis and 7-month-old appendix quarter horse Mocha wait for their turn in the auction ring Tuesday morning at the Missoula Livestock Exchange. ?I didn't want to bring her,? says Lewis. ?She doesn't even know what's going on and what's ...
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16 Nov 2008 at 5:56pm For the past 13 years, the resale market for Canadian fine art has been like the lyrics of that old John Lee Hooker song: Boom Boom Boom Boom . But, this week, auctioneers, consignors and art buyers are wondering if they will soon be singing another ...
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16 Nov 2008 at 5:56pm OTTAWA - The federal government, facing shrinking revenues because of a slowing economy, is going after online merchants who fail to pay taxes on the goods they sell, even though it has virtually no idea how widespread the problem might be ...
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14 Nov 2008 at 5:59pm The developer of The Edge condominium in downtown West Palm Beach hadn't sold a single unit all year. On Saturday, he unloaded 33 units in 90 minutes, thanks to an auction that promised fire-sale prices. Buyers agreed to pay a combined $6.3 million ...
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11 Nov 2008 at 5:55pm Thursday. That's the deadline for the Los Angeles Dodgers to make Manny Ramirez an offer he can't refuse. So far, they haven't. And if their latest offer is the best they can do, things don't bode well for The Boys of Summer... Thursday. That's the ...
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