auction

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 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

Amazon had planned to rely more on its own delivery infrastructure for packages, Reuters said, adding that the company had taken issue with the USPS’s plans to put its last-mile delivery coverage up for auction.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

That auction was billed as Buffett’s last for Glide but he changed his mind.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

When an auction for Osage oil leases was held in Tulsa in 2012, three leases sold for less than $15,000 in total.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann