Gala Auction Feels a Chill From Wall Street’s Slump
At the 2008 Robin Hood Foundation benefit, hedge fund managers donated $56.5 million to charity. But many of the market wizards are making less these days and they are giving away less, too. nytimes.com |
Treasury Bills Set for This Week
Treasury’s schedule of financing this week. nytimes.com |
Madoff Paraphernalia, of All Sorts, Landing on eBay
One way that people actually are making money from Bernard L. Madoff is by selling items on eBay. nytimes.com |
Christie’s Is Sued After Francis Bacon Painting Fails to Sell
The painting’s owners say that the auction house offered and then reneged on a $40 million guarantee to sell a 1964 Francis Bacon painting in November. nytimes.com |
Wal-Mart Hopes Going Local Will Curry Favor With City
Stung by criticism that their megastores shutter mom-and-pop shops, Wal-Mart officials are offering to rent space in the lobby of a new Chicago store to neighborhood businesses. nytimes.com |