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bid stories: 6 news summaries

 Times Co. Takes 
 Globe Off Market 

Boston paper's finances have 'significantly improved'

Oct 14, 09 6:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The New York Times Company has decided not to sell the Boston Globe after all, its chairman told workers in a late-afternoon email today, saying that the financial picture has “significantly improved” for the 137-year-old newspaper in recent months after various cost-cutting and revenue-boosting moves. Two groups did bid... More »

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American media • New York Times Company • bid • Boston Globe • print journalism • newspaper industry

OPINION

 Olympic Snub Has 
 Silver Lining 
 for Chicago 

Good ideas and sober assessments made during bid should go forward

Oct 2, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chicago failed in its bid to land the Olympics, but look on the bright side, the Tribune urges: If the city builds on the bright ideas and redevelopment plans designed to sway the IOC, it can have all the benefits with none of the hassle. “Bidding for an... More »

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Chicago • transportation • 2016 Olympics • bid • International Olympic Committee • urban planning • Chicago Tribune • IOC • redevelopment

22-Year-Old's Virginity Auction Tops $3.7M

Grad student says 10,000 men have bid for night of passion

Jan 12, 09 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The 22-year-old woman who is auctioning her virginity says she's received some 10,000 bids topping $3.7 million, the Telegraph reports. The offers range the “graphically sexual” to “polite requests from rich businessmen,” says the girl, who goes by “Natalie Dylan” in the auction. “... More »

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sex • auction • bid • Howard Stern • brothel • virginity • cash • bidding war

 Monet Sells for Record $80.4M 

Rare waterlily work attracts high bidders at Christie's

Jun 24, 08 9:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of Monet’s rare waterlily paintings sold at Christie’s in London tonight for more than $80 million, a record price for the artist, the New York Times reports. At least six buyers competed for Le Bassin aux Nympheas, a 1919 work from a series of paintings considered among... More »

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Christie's • auction • bid • art auction • impressionist art • Claude Monet

 Monet Sells for Record $41M 

Painting fetches tidy sum at Christie's

May 6, 08 10:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Monet painting sold at Christie’s tonight for $41.4 million, a record price for the artist, the New York Times reports. Three bidders competed for the 1873 impressionist painting “The Railroad Bridge at Argenteuil,” which Christie’s estimated would go for $35 million. The high bid... More »

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art • Christie's • auction • bid • art auction • impressionist art • Claude Monet

NFL Team Yanks $275K Bid for Cowboys.com

Dallas claims it
intended to offer
just $275 for domain

Oct 23, 07 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dallas Cowboys wanted the domain name Cowboys.com, but not that badly. The team had to withdraw a winning bid of $275,000 after realizing how much it had offered; the 'Boys claimed they intended to bid only $275 in a URL auction conducted by phone this month, ComputerWorld... More »

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Dallas Cowboys • domain names • football • auction • bid

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