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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, researcher Edmunds.com said.

Wal-Mart Brings Back Goods as Shoppers Turn to Walgreen for Dental Floss Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s biggest retailer, is bringing back some products it had removed from shelves last year as shoppers turn to competitors for a wider selection of merchandise.

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.

Mitsubishi All-Wheel Drives Defy Iciest Roads: Jason H. Harper Tim O’Neil appears to be either out of control or simply insane.

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.

Per Se, Ramsay Alums Bring Heat, Sodium Blitzkrieg to Recette Recette serves supermodel-friendly small plates and rewards the fashionably layered.

El Bulli Move Over -- Noma’s Culinary Challenge: Richard Vines Food lovers around the world who fret over their inability to get a table at El Bulli might do a lot worse than hop on a plane to Denmark and try Noma instead.

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.

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.

Sewage Workers, Red Flags Kick Off Paris ‘Ring’: Review A revolution-tinged “Das Rheingold” opened the first complete cycle of Wagner’s “Ring” to be staged at the Paris Opera since 1955.