Philanthropy

Wall Street Supermen Salvage Dance Maker’s Nietzschean Tribute When New York dancer-choreographer Carrie Ahern had a falling out with the academics who’d offered to support her work, the market came to the rescue: Capstone Equities provided free rehearsal space in an underground bank vault near the New York Stock Exchange.

Sanctuary That Saves Racehorses From Slaughterhouse Needs Help There’s a gated community on Long Island’s south shore where valuable real estate is set aside for the homeless and unemployed, former professional athletes, now too old or injured to compete: thoroughbred horses.

Diana’s Travolta Waltz Feted as Palace Gets $20 Million Revamp Princess Diana’s dark-blue, figure- hugging gown is on show more than two decades after she wore it to spin around the White House ballroom with John Travolta.

Oldest Wine Auction Raises $7.5 Million on Demand for Burgundy The world’s oldest charity wine auction, held every year in France for the Hospices de Beaune, last night raised a hammer total of 5 million euros ($7.5 million) with fees, the second-highest in its 150-year history.

Deutsche Bank Signs Five-Year Sponsorship Accord With Art HK Deutsche Bank AG signed a five-year sponsorship accord with ART HK, an annual Hong Kong art fair, in a step that complements the bank’s drive to expand in Asia.