Tag: Shopping
Gehrig bat, original Yankee Stadium home plate up for bid
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — A bat Lou Gehrig used late in his career and the original home plate from Yankee Stadium when it opened...
Bend’s last Blockbuster even more popular after Netflix show
BEND, Ore. — The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon soared to international fame when it became the last such franchise on Earth...
Rarely seen Van Gogh masterpiece goes under hammer in Paris
PARIS — A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was being put up for auction Thursday by Sotheby’s Paris and is expected to sell...
Bottas targets an improved mindset in latest F1 title bid
PARIS — After finishing even further behind his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton last season, Valtteri Bottas took stock.
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Banksy painting raises $23 million for UK health charities
LONDON — A Banksy painting honoring Britain’s health workers in the pandemic has sold for a record 16.8 million pounds ($23.2 million,) auction house...
Amazon brings back former executive to run cloud business
NEW YORK — Amazon said Tuesday that it’s bringing back a former executive to run its cloud-computing unit, which has become the online shopping...
FedEx’s profit nearly triples as online shopping grows
NEW YORK — FedEx said Thursday that its profit nearly tripled in its most recent quarter, despite winter weather that hobbled some of its...
Nordstrom launches livestream selling, popular in China
NEW YORK — Upscale department store chain Nordstrom is getting into livestream selling, the latest U.S. retailer to jump on the trend that has...
15th century bowl found at yard sale sells for $722,000
HARTFORD, Conn. — An exceptionally rare 15th century porcelain bowl made in China that somehow turned up at a Connecticut yard sale and sold...
EXPLAINER: What’s this craze for ‘NFTs’ all about, anyway?
LONDON — A digital art piece, tweaked using cryptocurrency technology to make it one-of-a-kind, sold at auction this week for nearly $70 million. That...
