Celebrity
Would You Buy Your Diamond Engagement Ring at Walmart?
Do you care where a diamond comes from? Historically, consumers didn’t have a choice. Natural diamonds were formed billions of years ago,…
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Luxury Goods and Services
Fashion
Prada Buys Versace
On Thursday, in the biggest luxury deal of the year, Prada announced it was buying Versace for 1.25 billion euros ($1.38billion) from…
Politics
Luxury Fashion Brands Are ‘Biting Their Nails’ Over EU Tariffs
A mere month ago, luxury businesses were looking forward to a new era of deregulation, lower taxes and a booming stock market — and…
Politics
British Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover Pauses Shipments to U.S.
Jaguar Land Rover, the British luxury automaker, said on Saturday that it was pausing shipments to the United States in April, days after…
News
A Journey on South Africa’s Blue Train
Chaos surrounded us. Informal porters rolling luggage carts zigzagged between cars. Commuters spilled from the bus terminal onto the…
News
Coffee Prices Are at a 50-Year High. Producers Aren’t Celebrating.
These should be wonderful times at Finca El Puente, a coffee plantation carved into the mountains of southwestern Honduras. On world…
Lifestyle
2025 Travel: Luxury Resorts Prioritize Privacy and Being Worth the Expense
This year, travelers of means will be checking into remote new lodges and upscale all-inclusive resorts, and demanding reasonable prices,…
Culture
As Art Sales Fall, Christie’s and Sotheby’s Pivot to Luxury
When art works fetch spectacular auction prices, like the record $450.3 million for Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” in 2017, the…