WHAT the media calls a "currency war", whereby nations engage in competitive currency devaluations in order to increase exports, is really "currency suicide", writes Patrick Barron, a consultant to the banking industry and lecturer in Austrian school …

Meanwhile, Japan will continue to scoop demand out of the rest of the world, with its Abenomics-led competitive devaluation also stealing growth from the future. This suggests global capital will flow to the U.S., pushing up the dollar. It is more …

Sergio Loro Piana, one of two brothers who became billionaires through the sale, completed this month, of Italian cashmere clothier Loro Piana SpA to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (MC), has died. He was 65, according to Women's Wear Daily …

The difference between $999,999,999 and $1 billion is a lot more than $1. With $1 less than $1 billion, you are just some guy but with $1 billion, you become "billionaire X" for the rest of your life or at least the rest of your life unless you manage …

FORBES has found two new billionaires in Germany in diverse industries. Erich Kellerhals created a fortune in the consumer electronics arena, while Wolfgang Marguerre built a successful pharmaceutical business with a focus on medicines derived from …

… that they only need to have a similar surcharge on premium V/MA cards (thereby surcharging premium cards at a higher rate than non-premium), it would be more negative for Amex, which primarily offers premium credit card products to affluent customers.

Here you will find everyone, from the conmen to the most affluent, most learned soul." The fight, the dirty talk, the rackets, the … If you stand on a terrace, you can see a thousand minute details of life and lifestyle," says Mishra. "The mannerism …

Both the desire for an edgy experience and the trendiness of the hipster lifestyle coexist in Bushwick. Mary Crosbie, an actor and comedian from Montreal moved … In a blog called, “Die Hipster”, a blogger only known as Caleb, criticized his targets …

Now all a young lady has to do to become beautiful and desirable is to visit a Francesca's store and purchase a few select items. What is … Chains such as Vera Bradley sell highly specialized, decorative merchandise, and appeal to a more affluent …