On July 16th space buffs around the world were tuned in to Bonhams New York’s first ever Space Sale. Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of man’s first steps on the Moon, the sale consisted of nearly 400 lots of objects and documents pertaining to the history of Space Exploration.
The importance of the auction was not missed. [...]

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA), the world’s largest auctioneer of industrial equipment, operating through over 110 locations in 25 countries around the world, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its 2009 Q2 Earnings on Friday, August 7, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific Time).
This call is being [...]

Rugby memorabilia belonging to Irish rugby legend Karl Mullen is to go under the hammer at a County Kilkenny auction house.
Mullen captained Ireland to their first Grand Slam victory against Wales at Ravenhill on 13 March 1948.
The Karl Mullen collection, being sold by Mealy’s at Gilltown Lodge in Kilcullen, Co Kildare, includes signed programmes and [...]

Dublin-based television network Setanta has won the rights to broadcast 33 Premier League games next season in Ireland.
The company won an auction to broadcast matches on Saturdays at 3 p.m. Financial terms were not disclosed. The network lost all its rights last month to broadcast games in Britain because of financial difficulties.
American broadcaster ESPN has [...]

Tucows Inc. a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today the preliminary results of its modified Dutch auction tender offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 9, 2009. Tucows expects to purchase 1,115,000 shares of its Common Stock at a purchase price of $0.45 per [...]

Over 90 ex-British army homes in Ballykelly will hit the market later this week at knock-down prices starting at under £80,000.
Daniel Henry Estate Agents is selling the two and three-bedroom semi-detached homes on behalf of the Northern Ireland firm, Fisher, the company bought the properties at Hill Close and Forest Drive four years ago at [...]