Microcars are underpowered, noisy and sometimes smoky, and it helps if you’re good with a wrench. But “the struggle is what makes it fun,” one enthusiast said.
Category: Collectors and Collections
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Pint-Size Cars, With Enviable Smiles Per Gallon
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Victor Niederhoffer, Trader Who Went Boom and Bust (Twice), Dies at 82
The New York Times – Business:He pioneered a technique for using computers to predict short-term movements in stock prices, something that proved to be hugely lucrative — when it worked.
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A Victory Lap for the Boss of the Pebble Beach Extravaganza
The New York Times – Business:The Concours d’Elegance, a showcase of some of the world’s finest cars held over the weekend, was a capstone to Sandra Button’s two decades of leading the organization that puts it on.
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Salvage Company Hoping to Sell Titanic Artifacts Challenges Court’s Role
The New York Times – Business:A Virginia federal court has awarded the company the rights to collect, but not sell, items from the shipwreck. But the company says its earliest retrievals are governed by a French court.
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The Nantucket Lightship Basket Is Having a Very Good Summer
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Long waits, eye-popping prices and master craftsmanship. It’s never been a better time to be a Nantucket friendship basket.
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My Wedding Gift Broke. How Can I Replace It?
The New York Times – T Magazine:We help a reader track down an unusual, decades-old wineglass.
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How Art Auctions Choreographed a $2.5 Billion Comeback
The New York Times – Business:After four years of uneven sales, the auction houses engineered a successful season by redefining the expectations of buyers and sellers.
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Oysters, Champagne and Billionaires Buying Art
The New York Times – Business:When the European Fine Art Foundation alights in Manhattan, it’s something like a billionaire version of the classic television game show “Supermarket Sweep.”
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Can Three Auction Houses Sell $2.6 Billion Worth of Art in One Week?
The New York Times – Business:Five luxury artworks hold the key to the spring season, one of the most anticipated sales in years. Major buyers are looking past female and younger artists and toward tradition.
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$450 Million Worth of Newhouse Trophies Come to Christie’s
The New York Times – Business:A special May evening sale will feature 16 artworks from the museum-quality collection of the Condé Nast chief S.I. Newhouse Jr.