Unity Marketing's latest read on affluent consumers (the top 20% of Americans that do 40% of all consumer spending) indicates they are primed to spend more on both back-to-school and the holidays this year. The market research company's latest Luxury …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minority and low-income parents are more likely to see serious problems in their kids' schools than those who are affluent or white. That's according to an … Get links and contact information from items mentioned in our newscasts!

The Hong Kong jeweller Chow Tai Fook, founded in 1929, targets affluent and middle-class consumers, and has emerged as one of China's best-known brands. It has tapped into the Chinese love of gold, both as a status symbol and an investment item.

Heidi Baldwin, right, and her daughter DeSiree moved her lawn furniture inside their house while clearing items around her home, to ease the movement of firefighters, if the Beaver Creek Fire hits on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013 outside of Ketchum, Idaho. AP …

Firefighters have made some progress on the Beaver Creek Fire as five more expert crews arrived to slow the march of flames toward homes in the affluent town of Ketchum and neighbouring Hailey. The area of the fire grew to 144 square miles on Friday …

If the freshman phenom had merely signed a few items for friends who later sold them, he might be able to beat the rap – or get slapped with a suspension of two games or so. But you'd have to be … He's a smart kid from an affluent family. He stepped …

Given the reality, however –that an arbitrary commitment has led to the profligate spending of taxpayers' money in places that are not poor, for the sake of trying to achieve a target – we need an immediate, comprehensive audit of the foreign aid …

Among the most extraordinary items in last week's better-than-expected data from the eurozone was the rip-roaring 1.1% growth in Portugal in the second quarter, marking the end of its second painful recession since 2008. … He was contemplating …

The fire is raging in an affluent resort region that's a second home to celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis. Some private insurers … Newscast Links. Get links and contact information from items mentioned in our …