Luxury

A 4-foot tall, 9.8-foot long dinosaur skeleton is going up for auction in October in Paris. The small iguanodon skeleton is expected to fetch $495,000.

The share of luxury automobile purchases continues to grow and makes up 17.3% of the overall U.S. car market in June.

The “Williamson Pink Star” diamond will be sold in a standalone auction on Oct. 5 in Hong Kong. The 11.15-carat cushion-cut diamond is expected to sell for over $21 million.

The Monterey Car Week auctions set an all-time record of $469 million in total sales, smashing the $395 million mark set at the annual event in 2015.

High-end fashion designer Balenciaga is creating a buzz on social media for selling what it claims is the most expensive trash bag. It costs nearly $1,800.

A U.S. postage stamp which once cost 12 cents and shows a portrait of first President George Washington, has sold for $19,520 at Holabird Western Americana Collections’ “Wild West Auction."

A group of burglars made off with tens of millions July 11 by stealing jewels and luxury goods from a Brinks Security armored vehicle outside Los Angeles.

Labor shortages, inflation, and threats of a recessionary are creating a perfect storm for the cruise industry. Analysts have cut their revenue estimates for cruise operators by 5%.

NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin's personal collection is up for auction at Sotheby's later this month, including the jacket he wore during the Apollo 11 mission.

SWA Diamonds, based in Malappuram, India, created a ring set with 24,679 diamonds earlier this year. The jeweler was recently recognized by Guinness World Records.

A vampire slaying kit, which included crucifixes, holy water, pistols and rosary beads, sold at auction for over $15,500, six times its original estimated value of between $2,387-$3,581.

The Richard Mille UP-91 Ferrari is the world's thinnest mechanical watch at just 1.75 mm in thickness. The titanium timepiece costs $1.9 million.

Jackie Siegel's 90,000-square-foot mega-mansion, inspired by the Versailles palace in France, features six kitchens, a 35-car garage and a 150-person dining room.

The Cadillac Celestiq is expected to be offered at prices reaching $300,000 when it goes on sale next year as the brand's flagship electric vehicle.

Ferrari will add hybrid and all-electric models to its lineup in the coming years, but doesn't plan to entirely eliminate internal combustion engines from its lineup.