Warren Buffett's 2006 Cadillac attracted a high bid of $122,500, more than 10 times its market value, in a charity auction that concluded on Thursday night.
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The 'king of wines' gets ready for a makeover
Dubbed the "king of wines, the wine of kings" by Louis XV of France, Hungary's Tokaji wine is undergoing a makeover as the region hopes to regain fame lost in decades of mismanagement.
Greece says euro zone deal won time as cash bled from banks
Greece's left-wing government insisted on Saturday it had avoided being "strangled" by the euro zone, which agreed in principle to extend a financial rescue deal as nervous savers pulled huge sums from Greek banks.
Ireland says China agrees to lift ban on Irish beef
China has agreed to lift its ban on Irish beef, Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny said on Friday, making it the only European country to be allowed to export beef to both the United States and China.
Japan Display in talks with Apple to build iPhone screen plant: source
Japan Display Inc (6740.T) is considering building a plant to supply smartphone screens for Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and is negotiating with the U.S. company for investment in the project, a person familiar with the situation said on Friday.
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Lead U.S. oil company negotiator Shell Oil Co said face-to-face negotiations on Friday with the United Steelworkers union (USW) failed to yield an agreement to end the 20-day-old U.S. refinery strike.
United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams, whose union indirectly controls the largest single block of General Motors Co (GM.N) shares, told Reuters an investor group’s proposal that GM buy back $8 billion of its stock is premature, and the amount too high for the company’s long-term health.
After a holiday-shortened trading week that pinned stocks in a tight trading range, equities are poised for a bout of renewed volatility as investors watch the economy and the Federal Reserve for signs of policy changes and economic strength.
Bad reviews of Gotham series reveal how entertaining it really is. Bashing of Batman-inspired series may wheel-in more viewers.
After a lot of spoilers, this comes new, the leak of the promotional poster of Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice movie suggests that the release of its first trailer will be soon. The promotional poster was reportedly used in Hong Kong and Mexico and was posted online by a Reddit user.
John Stewart, a supporting cast of Green Lantern, was reported to be part of the Justice League new Movie, Universe. This comes after speculations that the producer of the movie tries to came up with a new idea after the miss of the previous Ryan Reynolds-led Green Lantern movie.
Ray J, known for his participation in Kim Kardashian's famous sex tape was beaten-up by his now girlfriend Princess Love
Android 5.1 Lollipop is set to hit top smartphone devices by March. This news was hint delivered by Mo Versi, HTC's vice president for Production Management, via his Twitter post responding to a One (M7) GPE user who inquired about bug fix update.
Airbus Helicopters said on Friday it is in talks with Indian companies including Mahindra and Mahindra (MAHM.NS), Reliance Industries (RELI.NS) and Tata Group to jointly make military helicopters, to comply with rules aimed at helping the local defense industry.
