tastes

Beer sales have been hurt by changing tastes and the growing appeal of wine and liquor in recent years, with U.S. shipments down 1.4% last year.

A report by a U.S. business group says Chinese consumers are becoming much more sophisticated in their tastes and expect a wider range of better products.

An oil boom is under way in California's agricultural heartland, as evolving tastes and a trend toward healthy fare have transformed a profession as old as civilization: olive production for the extra virgin market.

In June, The Weekly Standard was handed from one conservative billionaire, Rupert Murdoch, to another, Philip F.

Anschutz, for about $1 million.

A willingness to cater to individual tastes is helping the funeral industry hold its own during the recession.