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The ten most expensive auction sales ever
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The Real Deal
· Jul 11, 2026
NYC’s top deals: UWS megamansion trades for $40M — nearly 50% off asking
Residential: The most expensive home sale recorded in New York was on the Upper West Side, where a megamansion at 48-50 West 69th Street sold for 45 million — 40 million off its last asking price. The seller of the nearly 45-foot-wide home was French businessman Pierre Bastid and his wife, Malou Beauvoir, a jazz singer. The couple purchased the property — two adjacent homes — in separate deals in 2011 and 2018 for a total of 24.5 million. It measures 19,600 square feet and has five bedrooms and 11 bathrooms, plus an elevator, terrace and lap pool. The buyer []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
Investing.com
· Jul 9, 2026
SK Hynix ADR sale over 7 times covered ahead of pricing: Reuters
SK Hynix ADR sale over 7 times covered ahead of pricing: Reuters
The Motley Fool
· Jul 3, 2026
SpaceX Might Be the Most Valuable Money-Losing Company in Market History. Should Investors Care?
A 2.1 trillion valuation and a 9 billion trailing loss make for a combination the market has arguably never priced before.
Vogue
· Jul 9, 2026
From €300,000 Tabis to Barbie Clothes: Inside the Sale of Martin Margiela’s Personal Archive
The sale marked the first time a living designer partnered with an auction house to bid off his personal collection.
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Related coverage for "The ten most expensive auction sales ever": The Real Deal — NYC’s top deals: UWS megamansion trades for $40M — nearly 50% off asking . Investing.com — SK Hynix ADR sale over 7 times covered ahead of pricing: Reuters. The Motley Fool — SpaceX Might Be the Most Valuable Money-Losing Company in Market History. Should Investors Care?. Vogue — From €300,000 Tabis to Barbie Clothes: Inside the Sale of Martin Margiela’s Personal Archive