It turns out, choosing an amusing ticker symbol isn't just an exercise in fun-and-games. Several studies have found that companies with clever or catchy ticker symbols tend to perform better. Here are some examples.
The 67-year-old British rocker is selling an abstract painting by German artist Gerhard Richter at Sotheby's next month which is expected to fetch $14-19 million.
The frightening battles in Egypt have Americans peppering museums with questions about what's going on there. At the same time, antiquities authorities in Egypt are warning museums and auction houses to be on the alert for people trying to sell looted items.
A 24.8-carat pink diamond was sold in an auction for a $46.2 million on Tuesday, the most money ever paid for a jewel, auction house Sotheby's said in a statement.
Andy Warhol's Self-Portrait garnered a record $32.6 million price at Sotheby's. It wasn't the only record breaker at the sale, signaling buyers' rising confidence in the market.
Recession? What recession? Plenty of cash is flowing into the art market, even as the economy struggles to get back on its feet. Now, with Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust" garnering a record price, has the market recovered?
Christie's International says expects to have a better year in 2010 than it did in 2009. Yet there are degrees of recovery: Though the practice of guaranteeing minimum prices is poised to return, sellers won't see a swift return to the prices objects fetched at auction in 2007.
