Demand for the $96 billion in new Treasury notes sold Monday was average, but substantial enough to prevent a jump higher in yields ahead of Tuesday's inflation data.
Sting opens his Tuscan vineyard to wine-loving guests
12 Apr, 2021
Sting welcomes guests to raise funds for US restaurateurs hit by covid-19.
English musician and long-term Italian resident Sting is opening his vineyard for a special visit with wine tastings as part of a fundraising drive to help American restaurateurs affected by the covid-19 crisis.
The three-day visit was included in an international online auction offering luxury holiday packages of tours and wine tastings to the highest bidder, with more than $1 million raised for small businesses in the US restaurant sector.
The package entitled Experience Il Palagio with Trudie Styler, Sting and Riccardo Cotarella, kicked off at $48,000 but by the time the auction closed at midnight on 10 April the price had risen to $140,000, reports the Winenews website.
Auction Houses Sotheby s, Phillips Latest To Join NFT Craze By Thomas URBAIN
04/12/21 AT 1:21 PM
Sotheby s and Phillips launched so-called NFT auctions on Monday, a month after Christie s sold a digital artwork for $69.3 million, as traditional auction houses seek to capitalize on the craze shaking up the art market.
Three months ago, barely anyone had heard of a non-fungible token (NFT), a digital object such as a drawing, animation, piece of music, photo, or video with a certificate of authenticity created by blockchain technology.
But that changed in March when a digital collage by American artist Beeple sold for $69.3 million at Christie s, setting a new record for an NFT, and the first message posted on Twitter went for $2.9 million.