| Treasury Auctions Set for This Week Treasury’s schedule of financing this week. nytimes.com |
A Christie’s Record for a Chinese Oil A Minimalist 1950s oil-on-masonite painting, “Cats and Birds,” by the celebrated Chinese artist Sanyu fetched a record $5.4 million at Christie’s Hong Kong auction, Reuters reported. 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 |
On the Block in Hong Kong, a Modern Mix of East and West In Hong Kong, which has become the world's third-largest art market after New York and London, a small but ambitious auction house has been quietly bidding for a foothold with art sourced from South Korean collectors. nytimes.com |