Category: Business
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Going, going, gone: how Sotheby’s and Christie’s still lose out on big sales
Despite increasing prices of art, big profits do not always trickle down to auction houses – thanks to generous guarantees to ultra-rich sellers
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Most talked-about new openings at Small Luxury Hotels of the World in 2015
Small Luxury Hotels of the World extends Collection with new openings. Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) is growing its luxury hotel portfolio with some of 2014 and 2015’s most talked-about new openings. Keemala, Phuket Island, Thailand – OPENING SEPTEMBER 2015 Keemala is like no other resort on Phuket Island, due to its architecture…
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Mobile trends for 2015
From startups taking on giants to mobilising revenue-generating processes, our panel predicts the talking points for next year
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James Patterson’s Private Vegas: a $300,000 self-destructing book for the superfan
A special edition of the crime-fiction king’s new novel will include a five-course dinner with the author, gold binoculars – and a very limited time to read it
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China’s economic expansion fails to hit government’s growth target
‘New normal’ growth hailed by policymakers as Chinese economy expands by just 7.4%
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Cartier owner’s shares hit by Swiss currency turmoil and Hong Kong protest
Shares in Swiss watchmakers were hardest hit, because the central bank’s decision to scrap the currency cap will make their goods more expensive in vital foreign markets