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Hammer Down: The 25 Most Expensive Cars at the 2015 Monterey Auctions
-There was plenty of money being waved around in Monterey, California, last week, particularly on the various auction blocks around the Peninsula. We shared lists and photos of the top 10 sales from each of the four days of auctions, and now we’ve gathered the top 25 from the entire weekend, which includes two new additions—a Porsche RS60 racing car and a Ferrari California Spider that were each sold post-block following no-sales during the live
Hammer Down: The 25 Most Expensive Cars at the 2015 Monterey Auctions
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Porsche! Porsche! Porsche! Tour the Second Annual Werks Reunion! [Gallery]
– Last year, a gaggle of Porschephiles descended on Carmel Valley’s Rancho Cañada Golf Course for the first annual Werks Reunion. Run by the Porsche Club of America, the show’s a handy Saturday morning stop on the way to the Quail from Pebble Beach. So once again, we stopped in to have a look. – – This year’s show was light on our beloved 914s—we ran across one with a
Porsche! Porsche! Porsche! Tour the Second Annual Werks Reunion! [Gallery]
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Blackstone to buy Strategic Hotels in roughly $4B deal
The private equity firm Blackstone will spend nearly $4 billion to buy real estate investment trust Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc., which specializes in high-end hotels and resorts.
Blackstone to buy Strategic Hotels & Resorts for $6 bn
US luxury property giant Strategic Hotels & Resorts said Tuesday it has accepted a $6 billion all-cash takeover offer from investment firm Blackstone, a leader in global real estate. Strategic owns and manages a portfolio of 18 upscale hotels, including the JW Marriott Essex House in New York, the Four Seasons hotel in Washington, and the Marriott Hamburg in Germany. The Blackstone offer “creates significant stockholder value with a high
Blacksone to buy Strategic Hotels in deal valued at $3.93B
The private equity firm Blackstone will buy real estate investment trust Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. in a cash deal valued at $3.93 billion.
Asia's slowing economies and oversupply weigh on oil markets
By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices remained weak on Tuesday as the global economic outlook darkened further and cooperation between oil producing countries to curb oversupply looked unlikely. China’s crude oil imports fell 13.4 percent in August to 26.59 million tonnes (6.29 million barrels per day) from the previous month, although underlying demand remains strong. Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian oil-major Rosneft said during the Financial Times’
Credit Suisse challenges court order to pay $288 mn in mortage suit
Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse on Monday challenged a court ruling ordering it to pay a US hedge fund $287.5 million (257.6 million euros) in a case linked to the burst housing bubble. A court in the US state of Texas ruled last week in favour of a unit of Highland Capital Management in a suit against the bank for an overvalued real estate project called Lake Las Vegas, which
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Digital media key to aiding affluent millennials’ financial needs, says Martini
Photographer Johannes Huebl poses for Ferragamo’s MTO Driver campaign Despite a stabilized United States economy, many affluent consumers are still financially weary and on average spend more than two months researching a product before making a purchase, according to a new Martini Report. The third volume of “The Martini Report” provides an in-depth look at the goals, attitudes and digital behavior of affluents in respect to their personal finances, an
Tesla challenges traditional sales strategies with referral program
Tesla Model S U.S. electric automaker Tesla is expanding its sales force to include consumers with the introduction of a new referral program intended to promote sales. Tesla owners will now have the opportunity to create a referral link and share the brand with their friends and family. New consumers who purchase using a referral link will receive a $1,000 discount on their new vehicle, while the person who referred
Four Seasons expands fitness offerings with helipad yoga
Helipad yoga on the roof of Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is taking guests up, up and away with a unique offering of helipad yoga designed to relieve stress and cleanse the mind, all while observing the beauty of the Los Angeles skyline. Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills previously prohibited guests from visiting the helipad on account of safety
Four Seasons expands fitness offerings with helipad yoga
Helipad yoga on the roof of Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is taking guests up, up and away with a unique offering of helipad yoga designed to relieve stress and cleanse the mind, all while observing the beauty of the Los Angeles skyline. Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills previously prohibited guests from visiting the helipad on account of safety
Ralph Lauren boasts widest ecommerce product selection: report
Ralph Lauren has a broad product selection online Luxury brands are generally expanding their offerings online, with between 5 and 6 percent more high-end items available via ecommerce in the spring/summer 2015 season than the fall fashion season, according to a new report by ContactLab and BNP Paribas. Ralph Lauren, Armani and Hermès boast the most products online, while Bulgari, Ferragamo and Prada showed the steepest growth of the sample as
