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$2.7 Billion Dutch Fair Lures Art Collectors as Records Boost Confidence A record 263 dealers will offer paintings and other works worth $2.7 billion at the world’s largest art and antiques fair, anticipating the return of the billionaire big-spenders.

Toyota's `Bargains' May Boost U.S. Sales 30% in March, Edmunds.com Says Toyota Motor Corp., buoyed by an incentive campaign, may report a 30 percent jump in U.S. sales in March after recalls of millions of vehicles damped deliveries for two months, industry researcher Edmunds.com said.

BA Labor Negotiations Put on Hold as Airline Ponders Union's Savings Plan British Airways Plc talks aimed at averting a strike by 12,000 flight attendants have been adjourned while the carrier considers a new savings plan, the Unite union said.

Nissan’s Ugly Cube Exudes Gen Y Dorky Coolness: Jason H. Harper Man is that thing ugly. Not just homely -- willfully, thoughtfully, ugly. I kind of like it.

Bentley Fetches Top Price at $1.5 Million Classic-Car Auction A 1950s Bentley was the top lot in a U.K. auction of classic cars last night that raised a total of 1 million pounds ($1.5 million). Bidders were encouraged by vehicles with low estimates and avoided some with higher prices.

Mint Manages Money for the Attention-Impaired: Rich Jaroslovsky In Mint.com’s creation story, as recounted on its Web site, founder Aaron Patzer started the free online personal-finance service after a tedious 2005 session with Intuit Corp.’s Quicken budgeting software. These days, any complaints about Quicken should be directed at Patzer himself.

Sex Trumps Jobs, as in Steve, in App Flap: Rich Jaroslovsky Is the iPhone bigger than sex? Not likely, but we may be about to find out.

Top London Chefs Compete for Bids to Cook in Homes: Food Buzz Twenty leading chefs helped raise a total of 400,000 pounds ($600,000) for leukemia care when they prepared dinner and auctioned off their services for private dining at the annual Leuka charity dinner on March 8 in London.

See Nicole Kidman Sulk, Hear Chopin Play: Great London Weekend Steal a glimpse of a sulking Nicole Kidman as the Friday stop on your weekend in London.

Vineyard Defaults Surge as Lost Land Values Undermine Napa Wine In California’s Napa Valley, producer of the most expensive U.S. wines, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands.

After Earthquake Chilean Wineries Count Damage, Trust Exports Last week’s massive earthquake in Chile caused widespread damage to the country’s wineries, although current supplies should help avert significant disruption in export sales.

See Nicole Kidman Sulk, Hear Chopin Play: Great London Weekend Steal a glimpse of a sulking Nicole Kidman as the Friday stop on your weekend in London.

Phantom’s Love Gets Messy in Sequel ‘Love Never Dies’: Review The Phantom of the Opera, last seen fleeing from the bowels of the Paris opera, has resurfaced as an impresario in Coney Island.