Artificial intelligence experts are commanding eye-popping salaries.
One big problem is that competition for headliners means the most popular bands, many of whom are getting on in years, can command eye-watering fees.
She is affectionately known as Katie-Grand-a-Minute, thanks to her ability to command eye-wateringly high consulting rates from big-name clients such as Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs and Loewe.
As such, they command eye-watering prices – from £2,000 for basic models up to £17,000 or more for custom designs.
And that was before the auction, which brought in another six figures, as everything from a signed acoustic guitar ($19,000) to a painting by the Kenyan-born artist Wangechi Mutu ($42,000), to a nine-day Kenyan safari ($46,000), commanded eye-popping prices.
In one lane, the chain of bodies skimming the surface had a strong link in the middle, the swimmer two behind the leader commanding the eye with her long, fluid strokes.
With a nervous eye on the day when Usain Bolt no longer commands the eyes of the world, it cries out for personality.
A technological innovator that influences industry standards commands the eyes and ears of suppliers.
But standing five feet high, painted flame orange and sea-green, and snarling like a ravenous Muppet, it must have commanded all eyes.
This isn't to say that the better content won't command more eyes, but even bad content will find viewers.
But the tight grip on imports means cars will remain scarce and command eye-popping prices, whatever their condition, economists and car brokers say.
