Tony Malba had circled Penn Quarter one too many times on a recent Saturday evening. So instead of prolonging the futile search for parking, he tapped an app on his phone and put his Mitsubishi in the hands of a stranger while he dined at Hill Country Barbecue Market with his wife.Read full article >>

Chuck Williams, the founder of the Williams-Sonoma kitchen tools empire who introduced Americans to the concept of upscale cookware, died Dec. 5 at his home in San Francisco. He was 100.The company announced his death, but complete details were not immediately available.Read full article >>

The 24-member board of the Green Climate Fund met at a Zambian hotel alongside the scenic Victoria Falls in early November with a clear mission: Do something.The fund was created to be the main conduit for tens of billions of dollars a year from the world’s biggest economies for climate projects. With the Paris climate summit fast approaching, the fund managers were under pressure from major donors to give the green light to its first projects…

Last week, I had my teeth cleaned. When I sat in the chair prepared for the intimacy between my mouth and the instruments of violence wielded by the …

Let me try to explain what’s going on with Yahoo. And to tell you why I think that the company is likely to unload its iconic Internet businesses to placate the “activist” investors that are chewing on it.Read full article >>