Still, success is not assured. Demand for ivory in China has grown along with a rapidly expanding economy, and an increasing tendency of newly affluent Chinese to give expensive items, such as ivory ornaments, as gifts to government or business contacts.

Greenwich, Conn. — Wealthy Americans like shopping on Amazon.com. That's the finding of The Shullman Luxury and Affluence Monthly Pulse report, which said that 69% of adults in the $250,000+ household income segment purchased items there in the …

If a family lives in new housing in the Larkspur planning area would they not walk over to Larkspur Landing to pick up items? Would they not walk five minutes to the SMART station to take a train into downtown San Rafael for a … An intriguing theory …

Yub, an offline affiliate network linked to cards, was incubated and then spun out of TrialPay, which innovated the way in which consumers get items for free (stuff that they might like but wouldn't necessarily pay for) in exchange for getting a …

“So, while internet users are more affluent, there remains a substantial group in a lower income bracket.” Kalenga says money is often misunderstood: … Material items are not bad, says Kalenga but brand authenticity is key. “Money will only come …

But a series of a la carte items, which include lighting packages, lanterns and a bedroom in the historic mansion for the bride to get ready in, can push the cost up to $8,000. Another a la carte item is a tour of the house between the ceremony and the …

While there is no denying the grey areas that still exist in a winter of discontentment by the impoverished and embittered lesser individuals of the land with no accessibility to some of the favours presently afforded to the gentry, the affluent and …

It turns out all of the little purchases I made—even ones that were on sale and were actually a screamin' deal—added up just as quickly as if I'd bought a few big-ticket items. When I was in spending mode, I didn't realize what was happening. Now …

Other budget items taking a bite out of any potential surplus include growth and inflation in the state's K-12 education funding formula and state employee compensation. That leaves little money left over to boost state spending on higher education …