International Business News - bid http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Lars Ulrich, songwriter and drummer for the heavy-metal band Metallica, is selling a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from his art collection that could set a new auction record for the artist, Christie's said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/149137-people-lars-ulrich.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/metallica-drummer-to-sell-basquiat-painting-in-nyc.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/metallica-drummer-to-sell-basquiat-painting-in-nyc.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:34:33 EDT Drug developer Alpharma said Monday it has agreed to share confidential financial information with King Pharmaceuticals, more than a week after rejecting a hostile takeover by King. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/alpharma-to-disclose-finances-to-king-pharma.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:25:15 EDT A lawsuit involving the three surviving children of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is threatening to derail a $1.4 million deal for a book on their mother. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/king-siblings-feud-could-derail-book-deal.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:49:12 EDT A woman who admits using bad checks to buy art and jewels worth some 2 million pounds ($3.6 million) faces sentencing in London. Shahra Marsh has admitted bouncing checks to Parisian boutiques and auction houses including Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonhams. Her biggest purchase was a 100,000 pounds ($180,000) diamond ring. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/classy-check-bouncer-faces-sentencing-in-britain.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:18:10 EDT Picasso's "Harlequin" is going on the auction block. The 1909 work was owned for about 60 years by surrealist painter Enrico Donati. The cubist painting will be offered at Sotheby's on Nov. 3. It is expected to bring more than $30 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/picasso-painting-heads-for-nyc-auction.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:18:41 EDT France will bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The French Olympic Committee agreed Wednesday to bid for the games. Grenoble, Nice and Annecy are among the expected contenders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/france-to-bid-for-2018-winter-olympics.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:51:46 EDT Edvard Munch's "Vampire," a dark, brooding painting of a woman with cascading red hair kissing a man's neck, may set a new record for the Norwegian artist when it goes on the auction block this fall. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/136748-munch-auction.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/edvard-munchs-vampire-to-be-auctioned-in-nyc.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/edvard-munchs-vampire-to-be-auctioned-in-nyc.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:27:43 EDT Russia's yachting, partying, British football club-acquiring billionaires are, as they mature, refining their tastes, learning the fine art of collecting fine art and breathing new life into a once-struggling Russian market. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/133341-russia-new-arts-center.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/russias-oligarchs-snub-vulgarity-eye-fine-art.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/russias-oligarchs-snub-vulgarity-eye-fine-art.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:34:45 EDT A sale of pickled sharks, butterfly paintings and other pieces by provocative British artist Damien Hirst has raised $198 million, silencing his doubters and defying the global economic gloom. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/hirst-auction-breaks-sales-record-at-sothebys.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:17:38 EDT A sale of pickled sharks, butterfly paintings and other pieces by provocative British artist Damien Hirst has raised $198 million, silencing his doubters and defying the global economic gloom. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/132016-britain-damien-hirst.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/hirst-sale-tops-125-million.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/hirst-sale-tops-125-million.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:35:56 EDT A 215-year-old Jewish manuscript discovered missing a decade ago will be returned by the German library where it surfaced, an Israeli official said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/stolen-manuscript-to-be-returned-to-israel-library.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:22:40 EDT A pickled shark, a gilded calf and other works by Brit art provocateur Damien Hirst are going up for auction in London. Sotheby's auction house says next week's sale could generate more than $92 million in sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/damien-hirst-works-to-auction-at-sothebys.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:52:24 EDT Allegations of corruption--or at least ethical lapses--at Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet aren't anything new. Whether it's accusations of bid-rigging or employees using state computers to access pornography, the cabinet has made headlines, and Gov. Steve Beshear says, as others have in the past, that his administration is going to change things. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/bid-rigging-charges-latest-problem-for-ky-agency.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:44:31 EDT Duke Energy Corp. said Thursday it is seeking bids for supplies of solar panels and other related equipment to build a proposed $100 million solar network in North Carolina. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/duke-seeks-bids-for-100m-solar-network.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:32:56 EDT The public campaign to lure a Major League Soccer franchise to Portland was launched, with plans that call for a new baseball stadium and renovations to downtown's PGE Park. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/portland-launches-campaign-to-lure-pro-soccer-team.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:11:26 EDT At first, nothing seemed out of place when Michael Bakwin returned to his home in the Berkshires after he and his family went away for Memorial Day weekend in 1978. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/trial-begins-over-30m-cezanne-stolen-in-1978.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:32:58 EDT A $10 billion takeover bid from Anglo-Swiss mining giant Xstrata PLC sent shares in rival Lonmin PLC soaring Wednesday, but the world's No. 3 platinum producer rejected the offer as too low. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/xstrata-makes-us-10-billion-bid-for-lonmin.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:31:17 EDT A unique audio tape recording of the Beatles in 1964 discovered by a man cleaning his father's attic in England was sold today for $23,446, Cameo Auctioneers told the Associated Press. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/103648-beatles-tape-recording.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/beatles-tape-bid-john-lennon-paul-mccartney.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/beatles-tape-bid-john-lennon-paul-mccartney.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:06:18 EDT A Chicago-area commercial real estate group has made an offer to buy Wrigley field, the iconic and historic home of the Chicago Cubs, according to a report Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/report-chicago-real-estate-firm-bids-for-wrigley.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:26:16 EDT Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s children have filed a lawsuit against a third, embroiling the family in a legal dispute over the estate of the civil rights icon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/martin-luther-king-jr-family-in-estate-dispute.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:41:27 EDT