This makes them a target for organised crime, and the Internal Revenue Service is unhappy that such affluent businesses have no clear money trail. In Colorado, however, many argue that the new laws are helping the state out of a bad recession. The Tax …

A good number of residents and tenants fall into the class of young socialites who seem to sleep all day and party all night, skulking away their lives yet managing to maintain a well heeled lifestyle, complete with the obligatory high end SUV. When …

According to Glenn Lee of Raine & Horne Palm Beach the deluxe five-bedroom, four-bathroom pad, situated in one of the city's most affluent neighbourhoods is expected to sell for more than $5.5million and potential buyers have until April 2 to stake …

Two key groups lead in that adoption: adults aged 18 to 25, of whom 68% use smartphones and 37% use tablets; and the affluent, with 65% using smartphones and 47% using tablets. Globally, mobile subscriptions have risen 7% in 2013 from 2012, with an …

"Ultimately, the vision for www.olntv.tv is to be the region's leading digital platform for lifestyle and entertainment video content in Arabic language that reaches out to the savvy, affluent urban audiences in the Middle East", added Zoya Sakr Jabre …

But in recent years airlines have put a greater focus on catering to the most affluent fliers' desire for new levels of privacy. There's a lot of money on the line. At big carriers like American Airlines, about 70 percent of revenue comes from the top …

Educational sessions provide in-depth insights into high-end consumer preferences and luxury lifestyle and housing trends, focusing on the state of the global luxury real estate sector. … not only from our premier luxury real estate companies, but …

For the rest of Asia, 9% of affluent Chinese, 10% of those from Hong Kong and 18% from India are currently invested in Australian property. Del Vecchio credits Australia's appeal amongst Asian investors to its proximity, quality education and lifestyle.

But the Brazilian drought is causing a significant pressure on global supplies, and when coupled with burgeoning demand from increasingly affluent consumers in Asia (and Brazil itself), that means prices are surging and that surplus could quickly …