Its high-quality brews and inviting store atmospheres command a premium from its affluent customer base. Competition from … The consistency and reliability of service has made McDonald's the world's largest — and most profitable — burger chain …

According to sources familiar with the panel's investigation, the report concludes that the aggressive techniques employed by the CIA against high–value members of al Qaeda did not provide intelligence that saved lives or foiled plots. Perhaps more …

George Frazer, 86. Chairman of Toronto-based Leon Frazer & Associates, who invested in companies with high dividends during his seven decades as a fund manager. Died February 6. Rem Vyakhirev, 78. He was CEO of OAO Gazprom, the world's biggest …

The 40 Fredericksburg-area high school students of the Community Foundation's Youth in Philanthropy Project have awarded almost $15,000 to local charitable organizations. Grant recipients include: The disAbility Resource Center, for initiatives to …

Less than a year later, the charity, the Philanthropy Connection, has enlisted 130 women and completed its first round of grants, awarding $26,000 each to five nonprofits providing services to women, families, children, and young adults. The charity …

TICONDEROGA — As the mahogany motorboat maker Hacker Boat Co. continues with the planning process for its new Queensbury facility, the company also recently built a new craft that will sail it into a new sector of the luxury-boat making industry.

The Galveston Yacht Basin, 715 N. Holiday Drive, is more than a marina for luxury yachts and sailboats. It's also the island's secret neighborhood, home to an eclectic group of people who live aboard their boat. They call themselves “live-aboards.” And …

A spokesperson for the firm introduced the revamped website and said, “We felt it was time to give our website a new look and to better reflect the luxury car services we provide.” When visitors come to the new website they will be met with an image …

Dubai-based Damac Properties said it has reached a key construction milestone with the casting of the 13th storey slab at its luxury serviced hotel apartments project in Qatar, Burj Damac Marina. The 20-storey mixed-use development, which is set in the …