The death of Whitney Houston found nostalgic fans rushing to buy the music icon's catalog of digital works, which means a bittersweet payday for her label Sony Music. But a gaffe overseas is making Sony out to look like a greedy opportunist.
A Chinese vase that spent years in a suburban London household sold for 43 million pounds ($67.8 million) at auction. Including tax and commission, the final price was 53.1 million pounds ($85.8 million).
The U.K. economy slowed considerably in the third quarter. And to avoid a double-dip recession, the government may have to take further fiscal action.
The U.K.'s triple-A credit rating is safe, thanks to the government's austerity measures and a flexible economy, rating agency Moody%u2019s said.
