Despite Cooling in Price Growth, High-End Homes in the U.S. Sold Faster Than Ever. Report.

  Luxury home prices in the U.S. rose 5.2 percent year over year to an average of $1.9 million in the second quarter of 2018, according to real estate brokerage Redfin. This is lower growth than in the first quarter, when prices were up 7.3 percent. The Redfin analysis tracks home sales in more than … Read more

Sloane Stephens joins Roger Federer, Lewis Hamilton and Rickie Fowler as Mercedes-Benz global ambassador

  U.S. tennis star Sloane Stephens is Mercedes-Benz’s newest global ambassador.   U.S. tennis star Sloane Stephens is the perfect athlete to represent the Mercedes-Benz brand globally, announced the automotive company. From Stephens’ iconic win at the 2017 U.S. Open to her most recent win at the Miami Open and runner up finish at the … Read more

‘I’m a billionaire, but I’m not a big spender’

Entrepreneur David McCourt on buying art, his 30 blue suits, and why he likes living in hotels

The art of football: an exhibition devoted to the beautiful game

At the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the intersection of art and football is being explored in an expansive new show featuring work from Andy Warhol and Kehinde Wiley

Fauchon L’Hôtel Paris is just the first step, says the most creative Parisian patisserie. These are Fauchon plans for the next decade.

Fauchon L’Hôtel Paris is just the first step in Fauchon’s bid to become a global hotel group. These are Fauchon plans for the next decade. The most creative Parisian patisserie announces plans to establish a portfolio of 20 hotels worldwide over the next decade. The first property opening in Paris September 1. According to Jacques-Olivier Chauvin, Fauchon … Read more

A hot dog bus and a snowman in June: the best in US public art this summer

With skyscraper video art in California and 26ft statue of Marilyn Monroe in Connecticut, there are now even more reasons to stay outside this season