auction
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Kalshi will launch event contracts for art auction prices, offering hedging tools for collectors and access for retail investors.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The fine-art market is showing signs of life, with sales at Sotheby’s and Phillips auction houses last week bringing in a combined $419 million, including a record-breaking $48.4 million sale of a Henri Matisse painting.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
In 2004, Google famously tried a Dutch auction as a way to push back against what it viewed as the clubby world of bankers allocating stock to the largest institutions and wealthiest clients.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Crowley had tried to sell the statues to Sotheby's auction house in London between November 2022 and July 2023.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
An auction in Savannah led him to the Randall plantation and his gruesome awakening.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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