Were it not for the curiosity of Thomas Edison we would not enjoy the luxury of electric lights and all the other electrical gadgets. Curiosity leads our little children to constantly ask; "Why"? We sometimes tire of that often repeated word. If we can …

"From one-bedroom condos and cabins starting around $80,000 to three-bedroom single family homes priced around $165,000 to expansive luxury estates in the $1 million range, Gatlinburg offers a range of housing options for year-round living, vacation …

Investment bank MAPE is running the bid process, which saw GIC partner with Brigade Enterprises and Xander with Nitesh Estates to compete with bids from other developers such as RMZ Corp, Shriram Properties, Embassy Group, Oberoi Realty, and K Raheja …

Discover the Telegraph's partnership series on fine homes and luxury living >>. Affordable and picturesque waterside living might seem like a rarity but not if you head to the Ocean State. Rhode Island shares a water boundary with New York's Long …

Treasury Wine Estates, the world's largest pure-play winemaker, is preparing a global assault on the potentially lucrative travel retail market that will see it promote its portfolio of luxury wines at airport duty free shops from Singapore to London …

Along with affluent and ultrawealthy consumers, upper-middle-class ones are stimulating rapid growth in luxury-goods consumption, which has surged at rates of 16 to 20 percent per annum for the past four years. By 2015, barring unforeseen events, more …

The brands listed here are the top 50 most frequent consumer online searches originating from Baidu and Google. The World Luxury Index tracked over 680 million searches on 400+ luxury labels in 6 industries; cars, fashion, beauty, watches, jewellery, …

Gifting practices were found to remain high in second-tier cities, with 40 percent of respondents stating they had given luxury goods as gifts to associates or acquaintances. Brands tapping celebrities for endorsement at major events in Shanghai or …

A homeowner in Stratford, Conn., Joseph Sincavage, has sparked controversy and confusion by flying a swastika flag outside his home. Sincavage says he is doing so not because he is anti-Semitic, but rather because he disapproves of the Obama …