London Luxury-Home Prices Rise as Foreign Buyers Seek Haven Luxury-home prices in central London gained for the 15th consecutive month in January as overseas investors seeking to protect their wealth competed for the few properties for sale, the London-based broker Knight Frank LLP said to Bloomberg. Values of houses and apartments costing an average of … Read more
Watch exports reached a very high level in 2011, creating a new landmark in their remarkable growth over recent years. With exports of nearly 19.3 billion francs, Swiss watchmakers exceeded their previous annual result by 19.2%. Except for 2010, which followed a major downturn, growth in the last 20 years has never been so strong. … Read more
Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2012 For the sixth year in a row, The American College of Sports Medicine, the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world, published the Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends reporting global trends for 2012. The survey was completed by 2,620 health and fitness professionals worldwide and … Read more
BMW’s new eco-friendly brand ‘i’ will launch an MPV in 2015 BMW‘s new eco-friendly brand ‘i’ will launch an MPV in 2015, according to reports. BMW is planning to augment the range,launching i5 – a new model aimed at larger families. BMW’s second model, the i8, is a high-performance sportscar slated for release in 2014. … Read more
Only 588 electric cars registered, a fraction of Boris Johnson’s target of 100,000 across the city
80% of European women believe that aesthetic beauty treatments are acceptable investments. Merz Aesthetics releases further intriguing insights uncovered by its ‘Face Value’ Beauty Report. Four out of five surveyed European women think that it’s ‘the norm’ to spend money on aesthetic procedures like dermal fillers, botulinum toxins, and laser treatments to maintain their looks … Read more