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No Fit for Luxury Lifestyle for Tokyo Women Costs Versace, Gucci Customers Akiko Sayama re-examined her spending habits when the Tokyo staffing agency where she works cut its overtime budget. She lost more than $13,000 in annual pay, so one of the first things she did was curb her tastes for Louis Vuitton and PPR SA’s Gucci.

Land Rover Mixes $100,000 Mud Bath as New Models Go Large: Jason H. Harper That’s not a road, that’s a stream running down a steep ravine.

Google-Fueled Droid Attacks IPhone With Flash: Tech by Rich Jaroslovsky “It’s kind of heavy, isn’t it?”

As Buffett Spends $26 Billion, Railroadiana Collectors See Better Returns Harry Stegmaier has been collecting railroad memorabilia for more than 50 years, so even though his 500 shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. looked sweeter after Warren Buffett agreed to buy control of the company on Nov. 3, the railroadiana may well outperform the stock.

New York Three-Star Chef Daniel Boulud to Open Bar, Restaurant in London Chef Daniel Boulud, who last month won three Michelin stars for Daniel in New York, is to open a bistro in London’s Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park next year.

Sternlicht Bets on Greenwich Rebound by Raising Home Price to $6 Million Real estate investor Barry Sternlicht is betting the Greenwich, Connecticut, housing market is making a comeback.

Obamas' Big Date Spotlights Blue Hill; Larry the Lobster Released!: Review When President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle dined at Blue Hill in New York last May, they made a statement by skipping over restaurants that have hosted past presidents like the Four Seasons or the ‘21’ Club. Instead, they chose a small venue where steak and foie gras are almost never served and where the meat comes from humanely treated animals.

Walmart Cuts Turkey, Flat-Panel Television Prices to Grab Holiday Sales Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, cut prices on turkeys and plans reductions on flat-panel televisions to win holiday sales from rivals.

Best Buy to Open Online Store for Movies, Competing With Apple's iTunes Best Buy Co., the world’s largest electronics retailer, will start an online store for movies and television shows that will compete with Apple Inc.’s iTunes.

Bone-Chilling Climate Makes Great Canadian Reds, Sparklers: John Mariani Canada’s intensely sweet dessert ice wines have won well-deserved kudos over the last decade, but who knew that Ontario produces some first-rate dry whites and reds?