As Forbes contributor Scott Gamm notes, McDonald's is still struggling to balance both sides of the consumer equation: maintaining growth among cheaper food offerings, while attracting affluent customers to its premium items. Burger King, on the other …

A key source of the economists' concern: Higher pay and outsize stock market gains are flowing mainly to affluent Americans. Yet these households …. Â Henry Ford did it so that his workers could afford to buy the products they were making. Think …

Slingsby will battle it out on investment banker Anthony Bell's yacht Loyal and will be joined by another five well known sailors including Stan Honey, navigator in the winning boat in the 2006 Volvo Ocean Race; Will McCarthy, who sailed with Slingsby …

This home, built by a renowned houseboat builder features outstanding craftsmanship combining the best of the yachting world with a luxury residence that is literally ON THE WATER. This jewel of Seattle is located on Lake Union near Troll Avenue and JP …

Being surprised that the uninsured would object to such a tax is like being surprised that yacht owners would object to George H.W. Bush's luxury tax on yachts. In short, what ObamaCare means to the uninsured who were not uninsurable is higher prices …

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A more down-to-earth luxury might be a boat. The Azzam, the world's fastest yacht over 300 feet long with a top speed of 37 miles per hour costs e $627 million. For entertaining, it's got a main salon 95 feet long by 60 feet wide with no pillars …

Cocaine Megayacht Captain, Jonathan Costenbader, plead guilty on Friday to conspiring to import cocaine in federal court in West Palm Beach. Back in October, we told you about the 34-year-old Costebader, who captained a 132-foot luxury megayacht …

It's not what most buyers expect a luxury automaker to shove under the hood of its flagship car, though Mercedes-Benz and Audi have been selling clean-diesel models in the U.S. for years now. (A diesel version of Mercedes' redesigned 2014 S-Class is …