A hard landing in China would hobble global growth and buoy the dollar, says Societe Generale SA in a study that war-games the international implications of a steep decline in China's expansion. A plunge to 2 percent from more than 10 percent in 2010 …

Pricing for Manhattan's high–end office buildings is on the rise, with select pockets hitting levels comparable to the peak years of 2007 and 2008, according to a spring report from Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. JLL -0.93% Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. U.S.: NYSE …

"This information has helped us develop a strong education program for elementary school students, DiscoverGiving, which gives students a hands-on experience with philanthropy. It was important that the DiscoverGiving program help reinforce the …

She was a wonderful cook and kept a meticulous home. She could knit, sew, crochet, and made many beautiful porcelain dolls. She loved “Big” diamond rings, nice clothes from Dillard's, shoes of all kinds, Avon, Bath & Body, sparkly jewelry and fine things.

In addition to fine food and a variety of premium wines from around the world, the evening includes a live auction and bid board auction featuring trips to Italy, wine dinners, custom-made jewelry, lavish wine baskets and more. The featured live …

"I'm fine with being called a geek or a nerd if that means I'm smart," she begins, "but there is a negative connotation to that sort of word and there's an assumption about who you are as a person if you like technology. Perhaps if there wasn't, we'd …

At some point over the years, though, cell phones went from being a luxury to something that's so important to people's safety and well-being that many parents give them to their grade school children. Smartphones, which allow users to browse the …

He added that there is a growing demand for luxury vehicles because the high-end tourism market in Charleston has brought in wealthy car enthusiasts. "Conde Nast rating us the number one destination in the world . it's all part of it," he said. "It's a …

… built on the soul-destroying munitions that rouse endless warfare: gratitude toward "our side" — which is mistakenly equated with "God's side" — for killing other human beings in order to preserve our so-called "freedom" (read "comfortable …