In all, police believed the Sassou-Nguesso family spent around €60m on properties and luxury items. A lawyer acting for Congo-Brazzaville, has however, threatened France with legal action in efforts to thwart the investigations. In the Central African …

Those who can afford the luxury item, however, will eternally hold bragging rights over their less-than-wealthy friends – not to mention they'll have a variant of the platform that's incredibly rare. Harrod's is one store that's famous for its bizarre …

Consumers feeling wealthier could have especially been responsible for the recent run-up in spending on nonessentials such as luxury items, increased travel (see graph below), sporting and recreational equipment, and hobbies. graphic: where we're …

The entrepreneurial Bahraini has set up a global enterprise called Vintage Rose Arabia, a gateway for people to anonymously buy and sell pre-owned luxury goods. The 43-year-old mother-of-two is certainly no ordinary secondhand rose; many of the items …

Today, my family's killer has his own cell with several luxury items that many general population inmates aren't allowed to have. He gets extended visitor privileges and is not required to work or pay restitution for his crimes. A commonsense reform …

Women are unconsciously deterring romantic rivals by buying certain luxury items, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. “Spending on luxury goods in the US amounts to as much as $525 billion per year, with women's products …

Spending in luxury goods is estimated to have increased about 2 percent in 2013, compared with 7 percent last year, the Boston, Massachusetts-based company said in a report released yesterday. Growth in 2014 will be at a pace similar to this year, it said.

Chinese shoppers are the now world's biggest buyers of luxury items, accounting for nearly a third of global purchases, according to consulting firm Bain & Co. Five years ago China accounted for little over 10% of global luxury purchases. Even amid a …

This is an industry that depends on the custom of those who will struggle to afford household and luxury items through normal means; those without a solid monthly income, those who have bad credit, those who cannot borrow from high street banks and …