auction

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A signed guitar played by Noel Gallagher on hit tracks Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova is going up for auction.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“We expect the auction to be either uneventful or on the weak side,” the senior Japan rates strategist adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

A $58 billion auction of three-year Treasury notes is ahead.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

All she knew was one of the auction items at the tournament she helped found to honor a murdered friend wasn’t getting any attention, and she liked horses as a girl, so why not?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Thanks to the auction and the things I was leaving behind, most of my belongings—except what was left of my books—fit inside.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson