Mar 16th, 2010 · The FCC wants to speed the Internet to millions of American families who don't currently have access. That's part of a plan the agency will present to Congress Tuesday. Some of the funds could come from an auction of public airwaves. And that could mean a fight with broadcasters currently using the spectrum for free.
Feb 22nd, 2010 · A 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1, rated in "very fine" condition, was sold at auction Monday from a private seller to a private buyer, neither of whom released their names.
Feb 4th, 2010 · An Alberto Giacometti sculpture sold for $104.3 million at Sotheby's in London, making it the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction, according to the Wall Street Journal. An anonymous telephone bidder got the 1960 work, "Walking Man One." The previous record was set by a Picasso piece six years ago.
Feb 3rd, 2010 · L'Homme Qui Marche I, a life-size bronze sculpture by the 20th century Swiss artist, is considered an iconic Giacometti work as well as one of the most recognizable images of modern art, Sotheby's said. It was sold for $104.3 million in just eight minutes to an anonymous bidder, becoming the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction.
Feb 3rd, 2010 · Police say the anonymous 19-year-old student did not break any laws by offering her virginity to the highest bidder on a New Zealand Web site. She said in a post that more than 30,000 people had viewed her ad and more than 1,200 had made bids before she accepted an offer of more than $32,000.
Dec 15th, 2009 · When the 200-room W Hotel in New York's Union Square sold at auction for just $2 million, New Yorkers were stunned. In fact, the buyer took on a big chunk of debt from a Dubai company to seal the deal. The eyebrow-raising transaction says a lot about the real estate markets in New York and Dubai.
Nov 23rd, 2009 · Charles Darwin's revolutionary book On the Origin of Species turns 150 on Tuesday. It's the book where Darwin introduced the theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest. To mark the publishing milestone, Christie's will be auctioning a recently discovered treasure: a rare first edition. It had been on a shelf in the guest bathroom of a family in Oxford, England.
Nov 22nd, 2009 · The shimmering, white glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 was auctioned off for $350,000 — plus tax — on Saturday.