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-Winning Best in Show at a vintage car show is not easy task, but to win Best in Show at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Élégance, where arguably the finest of the world’s finest cars are invited to park on a lawn together for a few hours every August, a car has to be superlative in a field literally stacked with wheeled superlatives. Yet one indeed is deemed the finest car of
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-It’s the gateway truck for a lifetime of truck addiction, the Americanized version of the world’s wheeled beast of burden, and precisely the right truck for carrying large dogs that shed. And the updated 2016 version of the Toyota Tacoma enters production hauling a birthright as the new small pickup that depreciates in value most slowly. READ MORE ›› –
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U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump is expected on Thursday to pledge that he will not run as an independent candidate if he loses the Republican Party’s nomination, ABC News reported, citing a source familiar with Trump’s conversations with the party. Trump, a real estate mogul, has suggested he would consider an independent run if Republicans did not nominate him as their candidate. The Republican National Committee has asked its pool
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle’s mayor unveiled an affordable housing plan on Tuesday aimed at creating 20,000 new living units for low-income city dwellers over the next decade, more than a quarter of them to be paid for by private developers. Mayor Ed Murray said his proposal was aimed at addressing an overheated real estate market, fueled in part by the growth of Seattle-based Internet retailer Amazon.com
Filed under: Buying, Financing, Refinancing ZillowThe weekly mortgage rate chart illustrates the average 30-year fixed interest rate in six-hour intervals. By Lauren Braun Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loans rose this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgages at 3.75 percent, up 8 basis points from last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose throughout the week before settling at the quoted rate Tuesday. “Mortgage rates
By Jed Horowitz NEW YORK (Reuters) – For most people saving for retirement, buying a non-tradeable real estate investment trust that charges fees and commissions of 11 percent or more doesn’t sound like a good deal. Many brokers are fuming over a proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule that would block them from selling any investment into a retirement account in return for a commission. Instead, the DOL would restrict
A key intersection in Toronto’s financial district was closed due to an unstable antenna atop the 65-story Trump Hotel, police said on Monday, the latest in a string of problems with the three-year-old luxury building. The Trump Tower is named after real estate mogul and Republican U.S. presidential primary front runner Donald Trump, and operated by the Trump Hotel Collection, which is presided over by Trump and his children. The
Hermès Metamorphosis campaign French leather goods house Hermès is facing continued pressure from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals following the activist organization’s allegations last month of mistreatment of alligators and crocodiles that eventually become its handbags and watches. After PETA released video footage of farms that it linked to the brand, Hermès issued a statement to press, but remained quiet on social media even in the face of
Hermès Metamorphosis campaign French leather goods house Hermès is facing continued pressure from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals following the activist organization’s allegations last month of mistreatment of alligators and crocodiles that eventually become its handbags and watches. After PETA released video footage of farms that it linked to the brand, Hermès issued a statement to press, but remained quiet on social media even in the face of
Image courtesy of Stuart Weitzman Register now! Luxury Retail Summit: Holiday Focus 2015 Please click here to register for the third annual Luxury Retail Summit: Holiday Focus 2015 on Wednesday, Sept. 16 in New York Please join us for the third annual Luxury Retail Summit: Holiday Focus 2015 Wednesday, Sept. 16 in New York featuring leading specialists and top thinkers in luxury retailing and marketing. This daylong event in New
Image courtesy of Stuart Weitzman Register now! Luxury Retail Summit: Holiday Focus 2015 Please click here to register for the third annual Luxury Retail Summit: Holiday Focus 2015 on Wednesday, Sept. 16 in New York Please join us for the third annual Luxury Retail Summit: Holiday Focus 2015 Wednesday, Sept. 16 in New York featuring leading specialists and top thinkers in luxury retailing and marketing. This daylong event in New
Promotional image for the SDA Bocconi master programs Fondazione Altagamma, an association of globally renowned Italian luxury brands, is broadening the professional growth of students with three new international master programs. Also behind the programs is Italy’s SDA Bocconi School of Management. The school is listed among the most important international educational rankings in publications such as the Financial Times and Forbes. The school sources Italian cultural heritage as inspiration
