And this figure excluding exceptional items translate into results – excluding exceptional items of €6 billion, which is down by 5% compared with the same net income excluding exceptional items the year before. So this minus 5% is comparable to the …

Anything that's a knockoff ― a “fake” ― was immediately dismissed as low-class. This obsession with authentic designer products, however, was accompanied by a sense of snobbery, and those who found this repellent have gone the other way to advocate …

The private security guard spotted thieves making off with TVs, a telescope among other items from a home on teh 4000 block of Waterhouse Road in the affluent Oakland Hills neighborhood. According to Oakland police the security guard followed one of …

Meanwhile, you've been ticking off items on the ol' honey-do list. “End slavery,” check. “Eradicate polio,” check. “Clean Lake Erie,” … On top of the bridges and that other infrastructure you built, the stable society you have sustained through your …

"Because you feel the need to live up to that standard, you end up impulsively buying material items, even though they don't actually make you happier." To conduct the study, researchers determined a neighborhood's socioeconomic status by looking at …

“Sales in financial services were strong in both new and existing products, and our P&C businesses benefited from growth in commercial lines as well as stability in personal lines. In addition, our P&C and financial services businesses contributed …

Zerhusen would like the opportunity to partner with area churches, especially with those in more affluent areas where families may have excess household items. “The benefit is that they'll know we are around, so they can point people to us. They may be …

Including non-core items, reported FFO for the quarter was 65 cents per share, in line with the year-ago figure. For 2013, Regency's core FFO stood at $2.63 per share, higher than $2.56 in 2012. Also, reported FFO came in at $2.62 per share, … In …

The wealthy can afford luxury goods and services, and will spend accordingly. Luxury items are known for their quality, including the materials used, the construction, and even the method of packaging. When we consider brands like Chanel or Bugatti …