Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes — just in case they're material to our investing thesis. The gold market has responded badly to the improving U.S. economy …

If a theme has emerged in Los Angeles restaurants over the last several years, from Picca and Spice Table to Lukshon, A-Frame, Rivera and Corazon y Miel, it is the idea of Asian American and Latin American chefs trained in classical European kitchens, …

For many Brazilians, the name Grendene means footwear. Brazil's largest shoemaker was named after its founders, twin brothers Alexandre and Pedro Grendene Bartelle, who set up the company in 1971 in the southern Brazilian city of Farroupilha, in the …

The Singapore-based bank plans to begin using the tool, which can answer questions in conversational language and learn from responses, in the second half of 2014 to aid financial planners in guiding its wealth-management unit's affluent customers, IBM …

Companies with campuses in California's Silicon Valley have come under increased pressure over the large buses they send to San Francisco to transport employees to work. The buses take up too much space on public streets and add traffic, while affluent …

The new store offers the most comprehensive selection of 4,500 beautiful and natural stone and tile products in the Oklahoma City market. The Tile Shop's new store in Oklahoma City is located at 2844 N.W. 63rd Street in the French Market Shopping …

“We are focusing our efforts on our hero wines as well as next-generation products that we feel have enormous potential,” he said. New wines … Spring will also see a major revamp of the Frontera brand to increase its appeal to young, affluent consumers.

Exporting more value-added parts of manufacturing goods, as well as exporting value-added services to the rising number of affluent consumers in the emerging world, are areas where we can excel. So, beyond traditional products such as cars, other areas …

“These types of loan products are typically sought out by affluent borrowers who meet strict qualifying standards,” Stuart Bernstein, executive vice president for consumer lending at Union Bank, said this week. San Francisco-based Union, a subsidiary …