Erin Carlyle at Forbes has put together a gallery of the most outrageously-priced home sales of 2013, and first up is one in Woodside, California. This year kicked off with the news of a record-breaker home sale price: $117.5 million for a nine-acre Woodside, Calif., estate purchased by billionaire and Softbank chief Masayoshi Son, Japan’s …

Even though some stores still have brand name recognition in their favor, their stars are slowly falling, but others that might not ring a bell are making plenty of noise in niche markets as Forbes’ Barbara Thau explains after examining brand consulting firm Interbrand’s latest report. Interbrand’s brand valuations are based on the firm’s analysis …