Reuters Money: Art buying gets more democratic

Click to View in Browser 04/13/2012 Art buying gets more democratic NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visitors who have tried to visit New York's vaunted Armory Show of contemporary and modern art last month may have spent more time pushing through crowds than examining the exhibitions. The new perks of first-class travel NEW YORK (Reuters) - During a recent trip to Colorado, jewelry designer Alicia Mohr planned another vacation from an unusual spot - a hot tub at a Starwood hotel, where she is a platinum-level preferred customer. Bernanke's Instagram bubble (Reuters) - Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger ought to get down on their knees every night and thank Ben Bernanke. Tax collection up in all 50 states in 2011: Census (Reuters) - Tax collection rose in all 50 states in fiscal 2011, and in nine states increased more than 10 percent, according to U.S. Census data released on Thursday that marked the end of a severe revenue collapse. Taxed by the boss: David Cay Johnston (Reuters) - Across the country more than 2,700 companies are collecting state income taxes from hundreds of thousands of workers - and are keeping the money with the states' approval, says an eye-opening report published on Thursday. A new Great Rotation? (Reuters) - One of these days, and it might start soon, investors are going to begin to reverse their multi-year rotation out of stocks and into bonds. Air carrier shutdown ruins vacation plans (Reuters) - Jocelyn Floyd was waiting with her kids at the airport in Springfield, Illinois, for a flight to Florida in March when the fun spring break trip was replaced with jarring news: not only was the flight canceled, but the carrier had suspended operations. Analysis: Funds cut expenses lending hot stocks to shorters BOSTON (Reuters) - A string of frothy initial public offerings gave a surprise boost to some of their mutual fund shareholders in the first quarter. BofA launches second round of bulk sales of foreclosed homes NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the second time in five months, Bank of America is tapping the red-hot market for foreclosed homes by seeking bids on a bulk offering of several hundred single-family homes. Hedge funds see silver lining in Dodd-Frank law (Reuters) - Some hedge funds are seeing a silver lining in the Dodd-Frank law as it lifts the industry's veil of secrecy. Related Video Consumers seek frugal upgrades to their homes The great mortgage debate Business News Stock futures fall on Spanish yields, China GDP Apple rejects e-book pricing collusion charge The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend