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Luxury Home Values Plunge In San Diego County (KGTV San Diego)
SAN DIEGO -- Luxury home values in the San Diego area dropped 2.1 percent in the third quarter of the year compared with the second quarter, and 7.5 percent from the third quarter of last year, a private banking, business banking and wealth management services firm reported Wednesday.
19 Nov 2008, 7:59 am | click here to view more
Luxury industry adapts to new trends (Philanthropy Journal)
As part of its plan to ride out the weak economy and build credibility with customers, the luxury industry aims to inject philanthropy and social responsibility into its core business strategy.
19 Nov 2008, 7:43 am | click here to view more
Royal Caribbean International Voted Best Luxury Cruise Operator in Travel Weekly's China Industry Awards 2008 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Royal Caribbean International has been named "Best Luxury Cruise Operator" in Travel Weekly's China Industry Awards 2008, after just one year of operations in Asia.
19 Nov 2008, 3:47 pm | click here to view more
Big Three Auto Execs Flew in Luxury Jets to Cry Poverty (Fox News)
The CEOs of the Big Three automakers reportedly flew private luxury jets to Washington to plea for a $25 billion taxpayer bailout to keep their debt-ridden industry — ringing up tens of thousands in charges even as they cried poverty.
19 Nov 2008, 2:54 pm | click here to view more
The Streets of Buckhead Enhances Collection of Luxury Retailers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ATLANTA----The Streets of Buckhead, a world-class luxury destination that combines international boutiques, fine dining and exclusive residences in a streetscape setting welcomes upscale clothiers Brioni, Leggiardo and Shirts & Co. by Domenico Vacca.
19 Nov 2008, 1:59 pm | click here to view more
$19M Cool Springs luxury condo project underway (Nashville Business Journal)
A $19 million luxury condominium development in chilly Springs has broken ground.
19 Nov 2008, 1:21 pm | click here to view more
What happens to luxury goods in the downturn (International Herald Tribune)
The financial crisis has made conspicuous consumption gauche. For luxury brands' products, that means discretion in lieu of drawing attention.
19 Nov 2008, 11:56 am | click here to view more
Branson Bundles Safari and Luxury in Africa (TheStreet.com)
Branson's Ulusaba Game Reserve in Africa provides a spot of luxury with your safari.
19 Nov 2008, 10:23 am | click here to view more
Pirates' luxury lifestyles on lawless coast (CNN)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somalia's increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling rock houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women -- even hiring caterers to prepare Western-style food for their hostages.
19 Nov 2008, 10:02 am | click here to view more
Holiday pain expected for luxury business (AP via Yahoo! News)
The holiday outlook for the luxury world turned grimmer Tuesday, after Saks Inc. reported a wider-than-expected loss in the fiscal third quarter, and both it and Burberry Group PLC offered downbeat forecasts.
18 Nov 2008, 12:38 pm | click here to view more