You hear a lot these days about genetically modified organisms, with many people arguing that they'll be a necessity in the not-so-distant future, as climate change stresses agriculture, and as a growing, and increasingly affluent, population consumes …

Affluence allows Japan to buy from world markets without concern, but climate change could alter that very quickly. "We don't know how long these countries are willing to export cheap food to Japan. If that situation changes, you will need to …

In 1971, the first St. Laurent Rive Gauche (left bank of Paris) showroom opened to woo less affluent customers. In today's huge market of mass fashion, even low-cost brands are injecting high aspiration by creating … Industrial design, a combination …

… its twocommand centers are staffed five days a week, 12 hours a day while the bankalso deploys tools that moderate mentions of its name around the clock — helps the bank keep tabs on how its customers are responding to various products and …

Both Levy and Denise Warren, who oversees the Times' digital products, are confident NYT Now does not threaten to cannibalize the Times' current digital subscribers who pay at least $15 for four weeks of New York Times access. “One of the things that …

Police in Zhanjiang, in the southern province of Guangdong, said Wednesday they seized a freshly slaughtered tiger and other illegal tiger products during a raid, Agence France-Presse reported, citing a report in the Nanfang Daily. Evidence revealed …

Intelligent, educated, affluent women consumers in India are making their own decisions and demanding more luxurious products from designer clothes to expensive mobiles to big cars to weekend homes. Women possess empathy and intuition. It is often …

Among Mass Affluent investors with a net worth between $100,000 and $1 million, 57 percent plan to go with the safer bet of placing money in checking and savings accounts while 31 percent plan to invest in equities. Among UHNW investors, 37 percent …

TNS conducted the survey of more than 500 affluent investors ($500,000+ in investable assets) February 6 — 12, 2014, to understand investor sentiment in the current environment, investor thoughts on the bear market from 2008 to 2009, and how they may …