| Sudden Legal Snags for Brown Auction An auction of personal items from James Brown’s estate is up in the air, the victim of an escalating war between the soul singer’s feuding heirs. nytimes.com |
Treasury Prices Fall as Investors Move to Stocks Treasury prices fell Thursday after Wells Fargo reported a surprisingly strong profit and unemployment data was better than expected, driving investors into stocks. nytimes.com |
Picassos Sell at Christie’s Auction, After Faltering at Sotheby’s Two Picassos and a Giacometti bronze brought solid prices at Christie’s on Wednesday night in what was a surprising reversal of tastes and trends. nytimes.com |
A Heinz 57 Selection on the Block Quieter than the big show-and-auction events around Phoenix in January and near Monterey, Calif. in August, the Amelia Island collector-car gathering has expanded recently. nytimes.com |
Chatter of Swindles and Scams at Auction House An extensive art-trafficking ring was exposed by the police at the Hôtel Drouot, France’s largest and most storied auction house. nytimes.com |