The laid-back, ukelele-playing Mancuso has a reputation for being a fierce competitor, especially on the Olympic stage. At the 2006 Torino Games, the woman who had never won a World Cup race came out of nowhere to win gold in the giant slalom. Then in …

Effective February 1, Xbox Live Gold gamers with an Xbox 360 can pick up a free copy of "Dead Island" on their consoles as part of Microsoft's ongoing Games with Gold promotion. And then on February 16, "Toy Soldiers: Cold War" becomes available for …

Gold has risen about 5 percent this year as U.S. economic reports have fallen short of investors' expectations and amid concern that growth in China is slowing. The metal plunged last year as investors grew more optimistic about the U.S. economy.

The time-poor wealthy pay the time-rich poor to wait in queues. And remember when luxury cinema viewing, such as Gold Class, first appeared? Instead of sitting in the democracy of a cinema, this too was a premium service offering space, comfort and …

Bentley auf der Retromobile Bentley Motors wird mit einem der wichtigsten Fahrzeuge der Firmengeschichte – dem 3-Liter Modell, das unter den Piloten John Duff und Frank Clement den Sieg beim Le Mans Rennen 1924 einfuhr – an der renommierten …

FRANKFURT: Germany's Volkswagen overtook US rival General Motors to become the world's second-biggest car maker after Japanese giant Toyota, last year sales figures showed on Friday. The German group said that it sold a total of 9.73 million vehicles …

Last week Rolls Royce said it had hit its fourth straight annual sales record in 2013, driven largely by demand for personalised vehicles from the super-rich in Asia and the Middle East, while Bentley Motors, another high-end British brand, also …

General Motors, the country's largest carmaker, said sales fell 12 percent last month to 171,486 vehicles, while its crosstown rival, Ford Motor, reported a 7 percent decline, selling 154,644 vehicles. … Lincoln, Ford's struggling luxury brand, was a …

This year, fewer websites and software companies aired ads compared to the past four years and more ads appeared from packaged food and luxury auto makers, according to research firm Ace Metrix, which measures the effectiveness of ads. Absent were …