LOS ANGELES — A study of car dealership sales techniques shows that luxury brands often are the most effective deal-closers and also are best at making customers happy. Among mass-market brands, Hyundai, Kia, Ford and Toyota were the leaders.

Apple's most successful products bear the sleek, intuitive imprint of design guru, Sir Jonathan Ive. Deneve, who previously ran the French fashion houses Nina Ricci and Lanvin, brings experience of marketing luxury, wearable goods. Cook, Steve Jobs's …

The monk often travelled in a super luxuryMaybach-brand car and boasted that he had a Mercedes-Benz S500, a BMW X6 and a Mini Cooper just for driving inside the temple compound He also claimed to have a yacht Wg Cdr Piya said. The monk also …

But to make the movie for 432 Park Avenue — the luxury condominium that will reign as the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere when completed in 2015 — Macklowe spent more than $1 million. … "This film is a story, a trip, an …

And they don't get much richer than Tamara Ecclestone, the perma-tanned, yacht-flitting daughter of Formula 1 boss Bernie, who recently married in a £7 million extravaganza in the south of France and is said to be worth £300 million. Socialite Tamara's …

Now the Christina O, the former super–yacht of Aristotle Onassis, the late shipping tycoon, has been put up for sale. … An attempt was made to attract tourists to the vessel by offering guided tours, as well as luxury overnight trips from Monte Carlo …

"Presently, we are working on the 36-metre luxury yacht YTL Princess, the 43-metre catamaran My Moecca, the 55-metre motor-yacht Lasquerade, the 53-metre fast-racing sailboat Benautau and the 108-metre hotel-ship, which are all undergoing upgrading, …

… he had blown his winnings living a rock-star lifestyle the past decade and was now focused on cleaning up his act. After winning the jackpot as a 19-year-old, he gave a large portion to family and friends, bought a mansion in Norfolk and a raft of …

New Santa Fe owners will get a taste of a luxurious lifestyle and premium services when enjoying the VIP privileges such as the luxury concierge services, arranging for a golf game abroad, or a yacht to go round the world or even medical evacuation to …