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A 20-count indictment was returned Monday by a Minnesota federal grand jury against Twin Cities businessman Tom Petters.

Copart, Inc. is opening a second facility near Richmond, Virginia. This latest addition to Copart's growing footprint marks the company's third facility in Virginia, the 133rd facility in North America, and the ...

Wealthy Russian collectors, one of the main factors behind the recent boom in art prices, appear to be feeling the pinch like everyone else, with a series of Russian sales in London falling well short of ...

DOHA: Qatar's quest to emerge as a destination of art and culture has received a boost with Sotheby's deciding to hold its first-ever major international auction in the Middle East in Doha next year.

A disappointing week of Russian art sales in London appears to have marked the end of a frenzied buying spree by collectors from the former Soviet Union, whose fortunes have diminished with the stock markets.

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A young fisherman who lived in Maine more than a century ago could unwittingly wind up being among the most generous donors in Plainfield Public Library history.

An unusually large fragment from possibly the oldest copy of part of the Gospel of John will go on sale next month, when the torn piece of papyrus with Greek writing is expected to fetch up to 300,000 pounds .

A variety of art shows were opened this week in the national capital even as India finalised plans for the second edition of its official art fair, which will be held in 2009.

New Delhi/London, Nov 27 :Global art auctioneer Sotheby's will showcase a slice of the 18th century colonial Indian heritage at its forthcoming sale of Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Water Miniatures ...

Copart, Inc. announced today that it will release earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 after the close of market on Wednesday, December 3, 2008.

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The staircase fetched 10 times its estimated price. A piece of the original staircase of the Eiffel Tower fetched 553,000 euros , 10 times its estimated price, in a Paris auction overnight.

Auto salvage giant Copart Inc. has opened its second yard near Richmond, Va. and its third in the state.

The world's wealthiest people were bidding timidly at Christie's and Sotheby's jewelry sales this week, in a sign the financial crisis has caused even the super-rich to hold back.

The court-appointed receiver for bankrupt Petters Group Worldwide has been chasing exotic cars, closing luxury homes and collecting expensive lifestyle trappings to save assets for company creditors whose ...

Sun Country Airlines, the Mendota Heights-based carrier that filed for bankruptcy amid a fraud probe of its owner, told a judge the airline has $108.2 million of debt held mostly by unsecured creditors.

Copart, Inc. has opened its second facility near Richmond, Va. The new facility gives Copart three facilities in Virginia, 133 in North America, and 145 in the world.

A series of Russian art auctions held in London on Monday yielded a total of 20.8 million pounds , well below pre-sale estimates, signaling a downturn in the recently booming Russian art market.