| U.S. Completes Its Plan to Auction Slots at Airports The plan to retire dozens of slots at New York airports to reduce congestion while at the same time auctioning off a number to raise money for infrastructure has been met with resistance. nytimes.com |
Treasury Auctions Set for This Week The Treasury schedule for the week of June 1, 2009. nytimes.com |
As Iraq Stabilizes, China Bids on Its Oil Fields Companies from China, the world’s fastest-growing consumer of oil, bid aggressively as Iraq began auctioning licenses in six large oil fields. nytimes.com |
At Christie’s, a $28.6 Million Bid Sets a Record for Johns One of Jasper Johns’s seminal “Flag” paintings, which had belonged to the writer Michael Crichton, became the star in the auction house’s postwar and contemporary art auction. nytimes.com |
Manet Self-Portrait Sells at Low End of Estimates at Sotheby’s Art sales were lackluster at Sotheby’s, with the tone set early when a Manet self-portrait went at the low end of estimates. nytimes.com |