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☆ Auctions in New York Reflect a Dip in the Market
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Scott Reyburn | More About Scott Reyburn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As is almost always the case now with auctions of major single-owner collections, Sotheby’s secured the Fisher Landau consignment by guaranteeing the sellers an overall minimum price. Picasso’s 1932 painting “Femme à la montre,” the star lot of the Fisher Landau collection, was one of 24 lots in the Nov. 9 evening sale backed by irrevocable bids. This was knocked down to one bid of $22.2 million, incurring Sotheby’s a substantial loss, but preserving the prestige of a 100 percent selling rate. (His Fine Art Group spent $4.8 million for a 1995 Agnes Martin painting at the Fisher Landau evening session.) The art adviser Josh Baer, reporting on the Fisher Landau auction in his Baer Faxt newsletter, said, “profitability for auction houses is not always going to happen.

Persons: Sotheby’s, Fisher, ”, Fisher Landau, Rothko, ” Hoffman, Agnes Martin, Josh Baer, Baer Organizations: Sotheby’s, Art

☆ Madeleine Carroll portrait, first 'Hitchcock Blonde', headed to auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

"Mrs Philip Astley, nee Madeleine Carroll", a portrait of the actress Madeleine Carroll by the artist Philip Alexius de Laszlo, is seen on display at Christie's auction house in London, Britain November 15, 2023. NO ARCHIVES Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - A portrait of actress Madeleine Carroll, who was considered the first "Hitchcock Blonde", is headed for auction next month, with a price estimate of around $60,000 - $87,000. Hungarian artist Philip Alexius de Laszlo painted the portrait in 1935, the same year Carroll starred in Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller film "The 39 Steps". The portrait, called "Mrs Philip Astley, née Madeleine Carroll", will be offered at Christie's British & European Art sale on December 14 during its "Classic Week" in London, with a price estimate of 50,000 - 70,000 pounds ($62,285 - $87,200). ($1 = 0.8028 pounds)Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Madhurima Dutta, Editing by Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Philip Astley, nee Madeleine Carroll, Madeleine Carroll, Philip Alexius de Laszlo, Will Russell NO, Carroll, Alfred Hitchcock's, née Madeleine Carroll, de Laszlo, Peter Brown, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Madhurima Dutta, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: REUTERS, European, Reuters, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Hungarian, Christie's

☆ New Hampshire defies national Democrats’ calendar revamp with Jan. 23, 2024, presidential primaries
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A voter carries his ballot from a voting booth while voting in the New Hampshire U.S. presidential primary election in Manchester, New Hampshire, February 11, 2020. New Hampshire's secretary of state on Wednesday scheduled the state's presidential primaries for Jan. 23, 2024, extending its century-old streak of going first despite national Democrats' efforts to overhaul the nominating calendar. Republicans will kick off the nominating process with the Iowa caucus on Jan. 15, 2024. New Hampshire's primary eight days later will be a crucial opportunity for GOP candidates to show they can remain competitive against former President Donald Trump, the early front-runner for their party's presidential nomination. But Scanlan said that using racial diversity as "a cudgel" in a bid to rearrange the presidential nominating calendar sets "an ugly precedent."

Persons: David Scanlan, Donald Trump, Chris Christie, Joe Biden, Black, Scanlan Organizations: New Hampshire U.S, Jan, Democrats, New, Republican, Democratic, Iowa, Former New Jersey Gov Locations: Manchester , New Hampshire, New Hampshire, Iowa

☆ Lakers take down Grizzlies for third straight win
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/126] Nov 14, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) with guard Max Christie (10) before playing against the against the Memphis Grizzlies at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers improved to 5-0 at home this season, while two victories in their win streak have come during in-season tournament games. Xavier Tillman and Desmond Bane each scored 15 points for the Grizzlies, who don't play again until Saturday at San Antonio. The Grizzlies' Bane and the Lakers' Russell also were assessed technicals. Los Angeles also grabbed its first halftime lead of the season, going up 74-51 at the break by shooting 55.6 percent from the field.

Persons: Austin Reaves, Max Christie, Gary A, Vasquez, D'Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Russell, James, Santi Aldama, David Roddy, Xavier Tillman, Desmond Bane, Steven Adams, Brandon Clarke, Achilles, Derrick Rose, Ja Morant, Marcus Smart, Luke Kennard, Davis, Aldama, Bane, Los Angeles Organizations: Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Crypto.com, NBA, Lakers, Grizzlies, Clippers, San, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, USA, Los Angeles, San Antonio, Los

☆ How Haley could eclipse DeSantis to become the Trump alternative
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Ron Brownstein | Analysis Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

But many Republican strategists believe that DeSantis’ struggles to connect with voters, and his choice to run at Trump solely from the right, have opened a lane for Haley to eclipse the Florida governor. An array of recent polls, both nationally and in the battleground states, signal that DeSantis and Haley have separated themselves from the rest of the candidates chasing Trump. “Absolutely, Nikki Haley has more upside than DeSantis if they are both viable after the first two,” argued Alex Stroman, a former executive director of the South Carolina GOP. DeSantis, Ayres argued, has “has tried to appeal to some of the ‘always Trump’ voters, but the ‘always Trump’ voters are always Trump for a reason. Nikki Haley seems to have figured out the job is to consolidate the ‘maybe Trump’ voters who supported Trump twice but now … want a different style and different temperament.”Republicans sympathetic to DeSantis argue that it is Haley who has boxed herself in.

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☆ Trump’s extreme rhetoric conjures the prospect of a presidency like no other
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Donald Trump is promising a second presidency that would be an aberration in American history. And Trump’s ambitions should be taken seriously because one year from the election, President Joe Biden’s reelection hopes are far from secure. He dehumanizes his political enemies, has discredited the legal, political and electoral system, has demonized the press and has targeted vulnerable members of society, minorities and immigrants, as scapegoats. With questionable historic comparisons, Trump’s critics only fuel his bid to provoke the outrage that is essential to his political appeal. Nikki Haley have only criticized Trump obliquely, understanding there’s no market in the modern Republican Party for confronting Trump’s lawlessness.

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☆ ‘A Murder at the End of the World’ Review: P.I. Meets A.I.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( James Poniewozik | More About James Poniewozik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An eccentric tech billionaire invites a slew of notables to a private retreat, where a detective must solve a mysterious death. The murder mystery, in comparison, is among the most literal, plot-reliant of genres. Could Marling and Batmanglij really have made something that … ordinary? FX’s “Murder,” which begins Tuesday on Hulu, is neither as weird as you might hope or as conventional as you might fear. Think of it as “Glass OAnion.”The detective here is a relative newcomer.

Persons: Rian Johnson’s, Brit Marling, Agatha Christie, ”, Darby Hart, Emma Corrin, Bill Farrah, Harris Dickinson, Andy Ronson, Clive Owen, — Locations: Hulu, Iceland

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican Party’s once-crowded 2024 presidential primary field has suddenly shrunk to just a handful of viable candidates. Instead, the fight between Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis for a distant second place appears to be intensifying. Political Cartoons View All 1244 Images“Now I’m hoping the field clears and it’s Nikki Haley one-on-one with the former president,” Druckenmillier told The Associated Press. Scott entered the 2024 campaign to much anticipation — especially in Iowa — as a close friend to Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and a devoted evangelical Christian. And his modest share of support in late-summer Iowa polls shrunk by late fall as DeSantis and Haley appeared more viable.

Persons: Republican Party’s, Sen, Tim Scott of, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Iowa's Jan, Haley, Scott's, Stanley Druckenmillier, Scott, ” Druckenmillier, Andrew Romeo, Mike Pence, ”, DeSantis, Kim Reynolds, Tim Scott, ” Romeo, “, Nikki Haley’s, Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Christie, Doug Burgum, Asa Hutchinson, they're, Pence, Privately, Ron DeSanctimonious, Nikki ‘ Birdbrain ’ Haley, ‘, Tim, ’, ’ ”, Iowa Sen, Joni Ernst, Republican bundler Eric Levine, ” Levine, “ It’s Nikki, Devin O’Malley, Pence’s, He’s, ” O’Malley, ___, Beaumont Organizations: COLUMBIA, Republican, GOP, United Nations, Associated Press, Iowa Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Christie . North Dakota Gov, Arkansas Gov, Trump, South, Fox News, AP, Iowa GOP, ___ Peoples Locations: Tim Scott of South Carolina, Scott's South Carolina, Florida, Iowa, Alabama, New Jersey, Christie ., New Hampshire, South Carolina, New York, Des Moines , Iowa

But it appeared to take Fox News' Trey Gowdy, a former GOP congressman who hosted Scott on his show Sunday, by surprise. "The voters, who are the most remarkable people on the planet, … they’re telling me, ‘Not now, Tim.’ I don’t think they’re saying, Trey, ‘no,’ but I do [think] they’re saying ‘not now,’” Scott said. But while Scott technically spoke the most during that debate, his quiet message was drowned out by others. After last Tuesday's debate, Scott brought his girlfriend of one year up to the stage, and the two briefly held hands while candidates' families mingled. “I’ll be honest with you, I ran for president to be president.

Persons: Sen, Tim Scott, Trey Gowdy, Scott, “, ‘, Tim, ’, Trey, ’ ” Scott, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, HarrisX, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy –, Trump, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Asa Hutchinson, wasn't, ” Scott, it’s, ”, Haley, I’m, Trump's, Jeff Sessions Organizations: Black Republican, GOP, Fox News, Republican, Former U.S, United, Senate, Trump, New, New Jersey Gov, Florida Gov, Arkansas Gov, Fox, U.S, Capitol, Jeff Sessions of Locations: United States, America, South Carolina, Iowa, Miami, Former, North Charleston, Tuscaloosa , Alabama, New Jersey, Florida, Carolina, Washington

☆ Nearly half of investors believe 2024 elections will have bigger impact on their portfolios than market performance, survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Now, there's another risk on the horizon that may stoke their worries — the 2024 elections. Almost half of investors — 45% — surveyed by Nationwide Retirement Institute believe next year's presidential and congressional contests will have a greater impact on their retirement plans and portfolios than market performance. More than two-thirds — 68% — of Republican investors believe the election outcome will have a direct and lasting impact on the stock market, versus more than half — 57% — of Democratic investors. Older investors are most fearful because of the lasting impact a recession may have on their retirement. What moves experts recommend Financial advisors also believe the election may have consequences for the markets, Nationwide's survey found.

Persons: stoke, Eric Henderson, that's, Henderson, Preston Cherry, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, — Organizations: Istock, Nationwide Retirement Institute, Finance, Nationwide, Social Security, Social, Financial, Republican, New Locations: Florida, New Jersey

☆ The night train revolution has been hailed as an alternative to airplanes. Here’s how that’s going
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Ben Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Wherever they run, night trains are complicated, labor intensive and expensive to operate – one of the major reasons they went into decline in the first place. The $770 million contract could eventually see up to 370 new overnight carriages introduced to update Italy’s entire overnight train fleet. “Politicians must be clear: the night train market will be effectively closed for a very long time,” he says. So, what does all this mean for the much-vaunted night train revolution? With the honorable exception of government-subsidized Nightjet, which plans to expand rapidly over the next five years, European night train services have yet to match the hype.

Persons: Love, James Brown, David Bowie, Ray Charles, –, they’ve, Charisius, Agatha Christie, James Bond, Mark Smith, ”, “, ÖBB, “ Superliner, Kuleshova, Smith, it’s, Alex Halada, Nick Brooks Organizations: CNN, Orient Express, Austrian Federal Railways, Swiss Federal Railways, Deutsche Bahn, Italian State Railways, Amtrak, California Zephyr, European, Bloomberg, Getty, Regiojet, Compagnie Internationale des, VIA Rail, European Union, Frankfurt, Eurostar, EU Rail, EU Locations: Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, Vienna, Hamburg, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, France, Sweden, Milan, Sicily, Messina, Europe’s, United States, Berlin, Stockholm, Denmark, Czech, Prague, Croatia’s, London, Dresden, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Spain, Venice, Florence, Rome, Madrid, Porto, Portugal, Edinburgh, Zurich, AFP, EU

☆ Chris Christie vows to relay ‘atrocities’ he saw in Israel upon return to US
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Alison Main | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —GOP presidential hopeful Chris Christie promised on Sunday to tell Americans of the devastation he saw in Israel after becoming the first Republican presidential candidate to visit the country following the October 7 Hamas attacks. Christie said people play on “confusion and misinformation” around events like this, and that he would go back to the US and share “exactly” what he saw in foreign policy speech scheduled for Wednesday. Christie told CNN that he and Israeli President Isaac Herzog discussed the state of the war and the US’ involvement, as well as the hostage situation during a meeting in Jerusalem. Christie also addressed growing calls for a ceasefire in Gaza that have stoked political tensions around the globe as the Palestinian death toll rises. He said his message to protesters is “come to Israel and see it for yourself,” as he stood in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, where nearly every home was impacted in the attack.

Persons: Chris Christie, Christie, you’re, ”, CNN’s Omar Jimenez, Volodymyr Zelensky, Isaac Herzog, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, Antony Blinken Organizations: CNN, Republican, Israel Defense Forces, Congress, Palestinian Authority, “ Locations: Israel, Gaza, Kyiv, Ukraine, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Jerusalem, Kfar Aza

☆ In Israel, Christie Says Trump Ducked Mideast Progress and Fueled Bigotry
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | More About Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey who is challenging Donald J. Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, said Mr. Trump’s rhetoric of intolerance — as evident today as it was during his presidency — had fueled the surge of bigotry confronting Jews and Muslims after Hamas’s brutal Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the fierce Israeli response in Gaza. And Mr. Trump’s lopsided adherence to the wishes of Israel’s right-wing government, while widely praised in Republican circles, secured only the “low-hanging fruit” of Middle Eastern diplomacy during his presidency, Mr. Christie said, denigrating one of Mr. Trump’s chief foreign policy accomplishments. He argued that Mr. Trump’s lack of “intellectual curiosity” and foreign policy ambition had led his administration to give up the pursuit of a more elusive peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Mr. Christie delivered a scathing assessment of Mr. Trump’s Middle East policy in an interview as he traveled to Israel on Sunday for what proved an emotional one-day visit in which he toured a kibbutz, Kfar Azza, near Gaza, where 58 residents were butchered by Hamas terrorists last month. Mr. Christie watched raw footage of the attacks at a military base near Tel Aviv, commiserated with survivors and families in a hospital and conferred with Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, in Jerusalem.

Persons: Chris Christie, Donald J, Trump, —, Israel’s, Christie, Trump’s, Isaac Herzog Organizations: Republican Locations: New Jersey, Israel, Gaza, Trump’s, Kfar Azza, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem

HILLSBORO, New Hampshire — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is temporarily relocating his entire staff of over 40 people, including himself, from his headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, to the early-primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire in an effort to boost his campaign in the 2024 race. Ramaswamy, 38, has rented an apartment in Iowa, and the campaign is currently searching for rental housing in New Hampshire for the candidate and his staff. We’re excited to barnstorm the early states,” Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Ramaswamy campaign, told NBC News. Last week, the Ramaswamy campaign launched an eight-figure ad buy in Iowa and New Hampshire ahead of the third GOP debate. Iowa is a state where Ramaswamy often stumps — he will be making more than 20 stops there next week.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, ” Tricia McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Chris Christie, Donald Trump, caucusgoers Organizations: Republican, Politico, NBC News, New, GOP, NBC, Des Moines Register, New Jersey Gov, Hawkeye State Locations: HILLSBORO, New Hampshire, Columbus , Ohio, Iowa, Columbus, Franklin County , Ohio, New Jersey, Hawkeye

☆ Trump returns to New Hampshire with eyes on primary and potential Biden rematch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Alayna Treene | Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

While Trump and his team may be looking ahead to a potential general election rematch – and he has maintained a robust lead in GOP primary polling – the former president is still courting voters in the early nominating states. Trump’s campaign believes that winning Iowa and New Hampshire would effectively force his primary opponents to drop out and donors to rally around him, his advisers said. Alternatively, New Hampshire is also a key state for Trump’s rivals looking to make headway in their own races. “In New Hampshire, we have a lot of people that say that, yes, they support President Trump, but that doesn’t mean they’re voting for him,” Haley said last month while filing for the Granite State GOP primary. He also predicted during the Merrimack event that independents would vote in “record numbers” in the New Hampshire primary, arguing that most of them don’t want to see Trump as president again.

Persons: Donald Trump, he’ll, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, sparred, –, Saturday’s, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, ” Haley, Christie, Donald Trump can’t, ” Christie, Chris Sununu, “, I’m, ” Sununu Organizations: CNN, New Hampshire, Lawyers, Trump, GOP, . New, . New Hampshire Gov, Republican Party Locations: New, Israel, Claremont, Granite State, York, New Hampshire, Gaza, Trump, Trump’s New Hampshire, Miami, Hialeah, Iowa, , New Hampshire, South Carolina, New Jersey, “, Granite, Manchester, ., . New Hampshire, Christie, Merrimack, Sununu

☆ Biden’s ‘Up-Ticket’ Ballot Strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Susan Milligan | Lauren Camera | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +9 min

Is the 80-year-old Biden (who turns 81 on Nov. 20) uniquely vulnerable because of his age and other issues? We'll get you copies of all those other polls," Biden said as he prepared to leave for a speech before United Auto Workers in Illinois. A lot of Biden's policies are toxic," O'Connell adds, ticking off the border and inflation along with the president's age. Democrats, meanwhile, believe they can benefit not just from the abortion issue but discontent toward Trump, whose favorability numbers with the general electorate are on par with Biden's . With stubbornly low approval ratings a year out from the election, Biden will need all the help he can get.

Persons: Joe Biden, –, Biden, ”, Jason Cabel Roe, Roe, Cook, Jessica Taylor, Donald Trump, I'm, We'll, Barack Obama, David Axelrod –, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Kamala Harris, Andy Beshear, Daniel Cameron's, Beshear, A’shanti Gholar, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin, Sen, Tim Kaine, “, Trump, Wade, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott of, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Haley, Ford O'Connell, O'Connell, State Jena Griswold, Gholar Organizations: Democratic, Republicans, Democratic Party, Michigan Republican Party, Kentucky, New York Times, Siena, CNN, United Auto Workers, Biden, Jackson, Health Organization, Kentucky GOP, Bluegrass State, GOP, Republican, Supreme, Louisiana Republican, Democrats, South Carolina Gov, Florida Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Colorado, State Locations: Ohio, Virginia, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Illinois, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada , Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Dobbs v, Kentucky, Southern, Louisiana, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Florida

☆ Swiss Museum in Financial Straits Sells Three Cézannes for $53 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Catherine Hickley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Three paintings by Paul Cézanne that a Swiss museum foundation said it had to sell to ward off insolvency fetched $52.5 million, with buyer’s fees, at a Christie’s auction in New York last night. Markus Stegmann, the director of the Museum Langmatt in Baden, said that after subtracting buyer’s fees, its parent foundation will reap 42.3 million Swiss francs from the sale of the three paintings, enough to keep the museum operating. The money will be used to create an endowment that will secure the museum’s future. It’s a relief.”The Foundation Langmatt’s decision to sell the Cézannes earned wide criticism before the auction. The Swiss branch of the International Council of Museums, which said the sale was a clear breach of its guidelines for de-accessioning from museum collections, called for the paintings to be withdrawn.

Persons: Paul Cézanne, Markus Stegmann, ” Stegmann, “ Organizations: International Council of Museums Locations: Swiss, New York, Baden

They will have another opportunity on Dec. 6, when a fourth debate will take place in Alabama. With only five candidates qualifying for the stage - DeSantis and Haley were joined by U.S. "Everybody wants to talk about President Trump. I can tell you that I think he was the right president at the right time," she said. "I don't think he's the right president now."

Persons: Donald Trump's, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Trump, Haley, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, DeSantis, ISRAEL, Adrienne Arsht, Biden, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bibi, Scott, Christie, James Oliphant, Joseph Ax, Tim Reid, Eric Beech, Nathan Layne, Gram Slattery, Jasper Ward, Caitlin Webber, Ross Colvin, Howard Goller Organizations: MIAMI, Republican, Republican Party, U.S, New, Trump, Former South Carolina, NBC News, Adrienne, Adrienne Arsht Center, Performing Arts, Democratic, Republicans, Israel, Hamas, Supreme, Senate, Social Security, Thomson Locations: Florida, Iowa, Alabama, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tuesday's, Miami , Florida, U.S, Israel, Miami, Princeton , New Jersey, Los Angeles

☆ Nikki Haley Stands Out on Foreign Policy at the Republican Debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Republican presidential candidates from left, former U.N. Ron DeSantis, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy at the GOP debate on Wednesday. Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/Associated PressThe third Republican presidential debate Wednesday night was useful in many ways, and especially in revealing the emerging GOP fault line on foreign policy. Nikki Haley and Chris Christie stood out for supporting Israel and Ukraine and scoring President Biden for weakness that invited aggression from adversaries. Vivek Ramaswamy showed himself to be a full-throated isolationist, while Ron DeSantis and Tim Scott were hedgers, especially on aiding Ukraine.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Rebecca Blackwell, Chris Christie, Biden, Tim Scott, Donald Trump, he’s Organizations: Florida Gov, GOP, Associated Press Locations: Florida, Israel, Ukraine

☆ Museum Sells Restituted Cézanne for $39 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Kelly Crow | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Paul Cézanne’s ‘Fruits and Jar of Ginger’ was won by an anonymous telephone bidder. Photo: Christie’s ImagesA Paul Cézanne still life sold for $39 million on Thursday as part of a fundraising effort by a beleaguered Swiss museum. The 1890-93 scene, “Fruits and Jar of Ginger,” was sold by Museum Langmatt in the Swiss community of Baden as part of a broader campaign to renovate its 1900-01 art nouveau villa and establish an endowment. Before the auction could happen, the museum reached a restitution settlement with the heirs of a Jewish collector who previously sold the Cézanne under duress.

Persons: Paul Cézanne’s, Ginger ’, Paul Cézanne, ” Organizations: Langmatt Locations: Swiss, Baden

☆ A beginner's guide to investing in art — that won't break the bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Will Ramsay, founder and CEO of the Affordable Art Fair, which puts on exhibits worldwide, said collecting art is easier than people might think. However, contemporary art is likely to increase in value over the long term, Diament said. There's also a satisfaction in buying something from a living artist, Diament said. "Some people like color, other people like to focus on drawings without color … you have people who collect just one artist," Taylor said. Provenance — which refers to the history and ownership of a piece — is often an important consideration when buying art.

Persons: Nicholas Bowlby, Puja Bhatia, You've, Karen Taylor, Taylor, Maria Artool, Will Ramsay, Robert Diament, Diament, you'll, Tracey Emin, Carlotta Cardana, There's, Knight Frank, Knight, Ramsay, Eileen Agar, Jeff Spicer, George Romney, Voltaire, Magda Archer, Ella Kruglyanskaya, Carl Freedman, Benjamin Senior, Richard Parkes Bonington, Judith Burrows, he'd, It's, Artool, Isabelle Paagman, Sotheby's, Paagman, Shepard Fairey Organizations: CNBC, Fair, of, Bloomberg, Getty, Knight, Investment, Art Market Research, Whitechapel Gallery, Art, San, Wallace Locations: London, U.K, British, Austin, Berlin, Brisbane, Latvian, Britain, Venice, American, Europe, Italy, Paris, France

☆ Opinion: The Republican debater with only one gear – ‘D’ for ‘dislikeable!’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Opinion Todd Graham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Whether it was due to a less crowded debate stage or the experienced bench of moderators, the third Republican presidential debate held in Miami on Wednesday night was easily the smoothest debate yet. Usually, his moments of brilliance are –— as Senator Tim Scott would probably understand — sandwich-boarded by acts of self-flagellation. He was flat-out great in justifying our support of Ukraine, a debate Christie can win against anyone. As the resident expert of ‘letting little things get to me,’ I understand Haley’s Mr. Hyde. I wrote after the last debate that Haley makes poor decisions when something (or someone) gets under her skin.

Persons: Todd Graham, he’s, Chris Christie Mandel Ngan, Chris Christie, Christie, —, Tim Scott, Donald Trump, policymaking, Nikki Haley Mandel Ngan, Nikki Haley, Haley’s Dr, Jekyll, I’ve, Haley, Hyde, ’, Haley rehashes, Vivek Ramaswamy, Haley doesn’t, she’s, Ramaswamy, ”, “, Ron DeSantis Joe Raedle, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Hugh Hewitt, ” Lawless, Hewitt, Tim Scott Mandel Ngan, Mike Johnson’s, Scott, It’s, valueless, it’s, Vivek Ramaswamy Mandel Ngan, Vivek Ramaswamy’s, I’ll, Haley’s, Jill Biden Organizations: Southern Illinois University, Facebook, Twitter, CNN, Getty, New, MAGA, NBC, South, “ Locations: Miami, AFP, New Jersey, Ukraine, China, Florida, Mexico, South Carolina, United States

☆ Chris Christie to visit Israel this weekend: CNN Exclusive
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Alison Main | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie will visit Israel on Sunday, which will make him the first Republican presidential candidate to visit the country since the October 7 Hamas attacks. He’s also scheduled to visit so-called Gaza envelope region in southern Israel. Christie will also visit with individuals wounded in the Hamas attacks, as well as families of abducted civilians, according to details of the trip. This will not be Christie’s first time in Israel – he visited the country in 2012 in his first foreign trip is governor. At the time, Christie said he thought it was “the right thing” for Biden to go to Israel and show “physical solidarity” with the US ally.

Persons: Chris Christie, Christie, He’s, Israel, ”, “, Israel –, Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: CNN, Former New Jersey Gov, Israel, Republican, America, Hudson Institute, White Locations: Gaza, Israel, Miami, Iran, Kyiv, China, North Korea, Russia, Tel Aviv

☆ Winners and Losers From the Third Republican Debate - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( New York Times Opinion | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Welcome to Opinion’s commentary for the third Republican presidential debate, held in Miami on Wednesday night. The debate didn’t answer the question of whether she can really cut into DeSantis’s more conservative bloc of support. He deserves praise for his substantive, competent answers, but there’s not much of a market for that in the Republican primaries. In a debate dominated by a neoconservative revival, Ramaswamy — in both style and substance — was the only Trumpist on the stage. primary voters relished his attacks on the Republican National Committee and the debate moderators.

Persons: Jamelle, Nikki Haley, Haley, Gail Collins, Michelle Cottle, yapping, Ross Douthat I’m, Ramaswamy, David French Neoconservatism, Sarah Isgur, Sarah Longwell, DeSantis, Daniel McCarthy, Dick Cheney, —, Haley couldn’t, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, There’s, Ross Douthat, he’s, David French, He’s, Vivek Ramaswamy, Sarah Isgur DeSantis, Sarah Longwell DeSantis, Kim Reynolds, Jamelle Bouie Chris Christie, It’s, David French Christie, Trump, Christie isn’t, Sarah Isgur It’s, Christie —, Christie, there’s, Bouie, Tim Scott, Scott, I’ve, we’re, David French I’m, Reagan, platitudes, hasn’t, Sarah Longwell Tim Scott, Daniel McCarthy He’s, Ross, David French Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy —, cheekily Organizations: Trump Republican, Trump, Republican, Gov, Federal Reserve, White, Republican Party, MAGA, Republican National Committee, Nazi Locations: Miami, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ukraine, Iran, Israel, China, hawkish, Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, Haley, Florida

☆ Picasso painting sells for $139 million, most valuable art auctioned this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Ben Kellerman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Pablo Picasso's 1932 painting "Femme a la Montre" is displayed at an auction at Sotheby's, in New York City, U.S., November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ben Kellerman Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting “Femme à la montre” sold for more than $139 million on Wednesday at a Sotheby’s New York auction, making it the most valuable work of art sold globally at an auction this year. “Femme à la montre,” which translates from French to “Woman with a Watch,” is a portrait of the artist’s lover Marie-Thérèse Walter seated in a throne-like chair against a blue background. Walter became his subject for a number of artworks, including the 1932 painting "Femme nue couchée," which sold for $67.5 million at auction in 2022. Picasso painted “Femme à la montre” at a pivotal year in his career.

Persons: Pablo Picasso's, Ben Kellerman, Pablo Picasso’s, ”, Emily Fisher Landau, “, Marie, Thérèse Walter, Picasso, Olga Khokhlova, Walter, Khokhlova, Fisher Landau, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Tate, York’s Pace, Thomson Locations: Sotheby's, New York City, U.S, New York, York, Christie’s, Ukrainian, Paris, Manhattan

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