auction

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Austria will hold a bond auction on Tuesday, Portugal on Wednesday, Spain on Thursday and Italy on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Allowances are sold at auction and can also be traded among polluters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Bonds are reflecting investors’ concerns, most recently with the tepid investor response last week to a $69 billion auction of 2-year Treasuries.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

An auction to commemorate Apple’s upcoming 50th anniversary includes Apple’s first check and a rare prototype board.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

But then the auction would have been over before I got back, and I should have had even more trouble than I did.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien