After three decades of steady gains, bonds had a bad year. Prices for Treasurys and other kinds of bonds slumped as the U.S. economy improved, investors' nerves steadied and the Federal Reserve prepared to pull back on its huge bond-buying program.

MADRID (MarketWatch) — Gold prices moved higher in electronic trading on Monday, building on gains seen last week amid signs of improving investment flows, though some analysts worried that those gains could short out if Chinese demand doesn't come …

Then there were the cars. Ordered to return the company's luxury automobiles, Mr. Cohen parked the 2011 Aston Martin diagonally across the entrance to the Indemnity parking lot, with one of its tires apparently intentionally deflated, according to Mr …

A fugitive treasure hunter's company has lost its bid to stop deep-sea explorers from bringing up gold and other artifacts from a ship that sank off the South Carolina coast in 1857 and has been the subject of legal fights for nearly 30 years. In a …

In order to reclaim the best-selling luxury brand status from arch rivals Mercedes and Audi, BMW India is getting aggressive in its efforts to tap the Indian market with new products and deeper penetration. The German luxury carmaker is launching nine …

When it comes to apartment prices, Tel Aviv is tops, according to a survey of the global luxury real-estate scene published in the Wall Street Journal. The Candy Global Prime Sector Report rated Tel Aviv as the most expensive city in the up-and-coming …

He had spent money on luxury items and “by no means items you needed to keep your head above water.” Judge Hughes said he had “completely exhausted” the modest savings of his late mother. An aggravating feature was that it had been an “attack” on …

While markets and real estate are flying high at the moment, now could be the time to also consider selling off some of your alternative assets, such as those collectibles you have been holding on to for years. There are several markets on the rise at …

Even though the company's recall-a-palooza mostly affected US-bound cars sold under the Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, GMC and the defunct Pontiac and Saturn brands, Shanghai GM reports that 26,579 Buick Enclave luxury crossovers are subjected to a …