News & Trends: "Austerity" is the word of the year, according to Merriam-Webster's Top Ten Words of the Year for 2010, as the results were announced this week.... Read More
News & Trends: With a movie career spanning nearly 50 years, Jackie Chan would be forgiven for wanting to hang up his action-man image and put his feet up. But, the 56-year-old actor, who was born in Hong Kong, has no desire to settle down.... Read More
News & Trends: Wondering what the big guys are into? Seriously, if you had all the money in the world (or close to it), what would you buy? Here's a look at what the billionaires of the world decided they couldn't live without in 2010:... Read More
News & Trends: The first gold bullion vending machine in the U.S. recently launched at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Fla. The announcement by PMX Gold, LLC, came on Friday, December 17.... Read More
News & Trends: The six-string acoustic 1936-'39 Martin D-45 T is the most valued guitar, according to the Vintage Guitar 2011 Price Guide. The annual publication by Vintage Guitar magazine lists the price range of the rare instrument from $320,000 to $400,000. The 1958-'60 Gibson Les Paul Standard, with a price range of $300,000 to $375,000, is second, and the 1958-'59 Gibson Explorer, at $250,000 to $310,000, is third on the most-valued list for 2011.... Read More
News & Trends: On the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death, Mrs. John Lennon announced that she wanted the world to know that her husband was even more than a founding member of one of the most influential contemporary bands in musical history, a prolific songwriter,and a celebrated musician. John Lennon also was an accomplished artist. A self-portrait by Lennon resides permanently in New York's Museum of Modern Art.... Read More
Celebrity News: Golden Globe nominated actress, multi-platinum selling recording artist, film and television producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Jennifer Lopez has just been announced as the latest global ambassador for L'Oreal.... Read More
News & Trends: Pier Paolo Piccioli is one of the lead designers of the design house of Valentino. He, and his partner, Maria Grazia Chiuri, took over as creative directors for former creative designer Alessandra Facchinetti in Fall 2009.... Read More
E-commerce: Researcher ComScore Inc. is predicting that ecommerce sales on Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving weekend, will increase E-commerce sales in November and December by 11 percent, to $32.4 billion.... Read More
Luxury Car News: Bentley Motors announced that Wolfgang Dürheimer will be the new chairman and chief executive of the company. Mr. Dürheime will replace the retiring Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen at the beginning of February 2011.... Read More
News and Trends: Jaeger-LeCoultre, manufacturer of time-piece excellence since 1833, held a charity polo match at the Hurlingham Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina this week.... Read More
News and Trends: Morgan Stanley technology analyst who gained renown for predictions on Internet growth in the 1990s, Mary Meeker, has announced that she is leaving the bank to join venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as a partner.... Read More
In the Movies: The highly anticipated Black Swan film contains more sparkle than just the sparks flying between leading ladies Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman.... Read More
Holiday Shopping: According to Visa Inc., British shoppers will spend 265 million pounds ($413.7 million) making internet credit card purchases on Mega Monday, what is likely the busiest shopping day of the year.... Read More
News & Trends: Frida Giannini had some big shoes to follow when she took over for Tom Ford as Creative Director for Gucci. Luckily, the fashion savvy businesswoman was up to the challenge.
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