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...Unlike most graffiti, Banksy's work, if it remains, is likely to add value to the property, not least because it's considered a valuable work of art. But attempting to sell Banksy's street works can be a risky business. Last month, five of the artist's street pieces failed to sell at auction because Banksy refused to verify their authenticity. In January, a wall Banksy painted received a final bid of over $400,000 in an eBay auction, but the sale was never finalized, according to Banksy's publicist. The organization that authenticates Banksy's artwork, Pest Control...
...Porsche denied any responsibility for the stock market tumult caused by its announcement. And it sought to assuage its critics by promising to sell shares totaling about 5% of VW back to the market to allow banks to close their positions - at a handsome profit, of course, because Porsche first started buying VW shares when they cost $45. No one in Germany is crying any tears for the hedge fund losses, of course, but the episode has alerted many to the fact that casino capitalism isn't confined to Wall Street. And presumably some badly burned high rollers...
...most of 2008, Chinese financial élites would retail a dark joke making the rounds in Beijing and Shanghai: we sell Americans poisoned food, toys and pharmaceuticals - and they sell us poisoned financial products. Who's getting the worst end of the deal...
...there was probably a better title for Amit Chatwani's first book, Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Banker. The satirical look at hotshot bankers came out on Aug. 4, "three weeks before the world fell apart," says the 26-year-old author of spoof blog The Leveraged Sell-Out. "What timing...
...Harvard Book Store to promote Wolpe’s new book, “Why Faith Matters.” Wolpe—named the number one pulpit rabbi in America by Newsweek earlier this year—and Pinker—an avowed atheist and best-selling author of books on the human mind and language—passed a microphone back and forth, engaging in an enthusiastic conversation without a moderator. “If you’re going to hang yourself, you should do it from a high tree,” joked Wolpe about speaking...