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A three-panel masterpiece by Francis Bacon broke a record for contemporary art auctions Wednesday, selling for more than $86 million after three bidders vied for it, a spokeswoman for the auction house said.
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General Electric Co. said Friday that it plans to sell or spin off its iconic appliance business that for a century sold refrigerators, air conditioners and ovens for...
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Faced with drought and a jump in consumption, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has called for cleansing sewage for drinking water and imposing restrictions for watering lawns...
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Stocks slipped Friday as investors’ nervousness over a fresh record for oil prices dented enthusiasm over a surprising jump in new home construction.
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Stocks are little changed in early trading Friday as investors digest new record highs for oil and a surprising jump in new home construction.
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Leaders of a Southern California Indian tribe plan to sit down with sheriff’s deputies to calm tensions over the killings of four people on the reservation.
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Democrats accused Sen. John McCain Friday of hypocrisy on the question of whether the United States should negotiate with terrorists and dictators, saying the certain...
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Fannie Mae says it is doing away with higher downpayment requirements for borrowers in distressed real estate markets.
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General Electric says it plans to sell or spin-off its century-old appliance business.
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Wall Street is headed for a higher opening after the Commerce Department issued a better than expected report on housing starts.
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Construction of new homes posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April, a rare bit of good news in what has been the worst downturn in housing in more...
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Following the California Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to overturn a ban on gay marriage there, both the LDS Church and the Catholic Archdiocese in San...
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General Electric Co. plans to auction off its appliances business, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
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In a cramped control room, a bright yellow sticker cautions workers about critical radiation alarms. Now a novelty stuck on a wall between dials that haven’t spun...
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The Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives has rejected more funding to pay for another year of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. says its first-quarter earnings rose 3 percent from a year ago on stronger sales.
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FAO Schwarz will open toy stores in close to 700 Macy’s department stores over the next two years.
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Wall Street was headed for a modestly higher open Thursday as investors awaited data on new home construction last month.
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Sorry, Sen. Clinton. Michigan and Florida can’t save your campaign. Interviews with those considering how to handle the two states’ banished convention...
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Brazen jewel thieves are robbing traveling dealers around Houston in a spree of heists that has jewelers on edge.
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While the Bush administration is concerned about the wellbeing of the citizens in foreign lands and is quick to send troops to Iraq and Afghanistan to salvage the...
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Sotheby’s auction house says a cubist oil painting by Fernand Leger has been sold in New York for more than $39 million.
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A Claude Monet painting was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French Impressionist artist.
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Well if those talks about the 3G enabled Blackberry handset are making you go bizarre with lack of patience, here is your perfect opportunity to get your hands on one...
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Here is your chance to take up a shopping spree with the self-proclaimed tabloid blond, Paris Hilton. Seen sporting this title on her t-shirt, Ms. Hilton was a...
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AP, Henderson
A western Kentucky city is auctioning off lots of once-stolen goods, including a purloined digital camera, earrings and 114 purses.
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AP, London
A ticket for the Titanic’s ill-fated voyage that belonged to the last survivor with memories of the disaster sold to a collector from the United States at a...
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AP, Berwyn
A towering sculpture of eight cars made famous in the movie “Wayne’s World” is up for sale on eBay.
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AP, San Antonio
AT&T Inc. sought unrestricted portions of wireless spectrum in the recent auction by the Federal Communications Commission because they better complimented the...
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AP, San Antonio
AT&T Inc. sought unrestricted portions of wireless spectrum in the recent auction by the Federal Communications Commission because they better complimented the...
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AP, San Diego
Qualcomm Inc. said Thursday that it will use the radio spectrum it won in a recent government auction to double the capacity of its mobile television service on swaths...
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Qualcomm Inc. said late Thursday it bought eight licenses for a total cost of $558.1 million at a Federal Communications Commission 700-megahertz spectrum auction.
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AP, San Antonio
AT&T Inc. said Thursday it completed successful bids for prime “B block” spectrum in the Federal Communications Commission auction.
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In the mood to buy a conversation piece? Say, an ancient Tibetan bead? An autographed comic book? Maybe a set of police vehicle lights?
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In the mood to buy a conversation piece? Say, an ancient Tibetan bead? An autographed comic book? Maybe a set of police vehicle lights?
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Democratic Rep. John Murtha’s top aide has reimbursed the congressman’s campaign more than $2,000 used to purchase a rifle, knife and other items at a...
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An oversized six-sheet poster for the 1933 film classic “King Kong” fetched $345,000 to top all items at a two-day auction of Hollywood memorabilia.
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AP, Calabasas
An oversized six-sheet poster for the 1933 film classic “King Kong” fetched $345,000 to top all items at a two-day auction of Hollywood memorabilia.
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