Investing.com – Gold futures advanced in thin trade on Friday, but prices were still set to record the worst monthly loss in five months amid growing concerns the Federal Reserve will start to taper its bond-buying program at one of its next few meetings.

The business, which turned 99 years old Oct. 12, is known as a family-owned fine jewelry store. Unlike many chain stores, Alie Jewelers carries natural sapphires, rubies and emeralds, precious stones that can be hard to find in a mall. At his store …

Over on the east side of Logansport, Jerry Arnold said his business, Arnold's Fine Jewelry and Gifts, was experiencing a “fantastic day” in the outset of the holiday shopping season, describing a busy Saturday morning that lasted into the afternoon …

How does one of Ridgefield's oldest charitable organizations stay relevant in a community that enjoys one of the most affluent standards of living anywhere? “The truth is, things are … “There are no boundaries to service,” said Mr. Passarelli. “The …

As the choir began to sing 15 minutes before the service started, it became clear not only that the church would fill, but that the crowd would cut across racial, social and generational lines. Attendees were white and black, ordinary and affluent …

He is restoring frequent sales and basic merchandise that were eliminated as Johnson aimed to attract a more affluent, younger shopper. … The number of items shoppers threw in rose 1 per cent, but the average order size slipped 2.5 per cent to $127.59.

Both Credit Suisse and crosstown rival UBS are trying to sell their capital markets expertise through their wealth management divisions, ramping up sophisticated and tailor-made products and services in a bid to win more business from clients with more …

Not surprisingly, by 1940, cities had sprung up around the places where people manufactured goods, mined coal or loaded goods, coal and food products onto transportation equipment. So, the great centers of affluence were clustered around factories.

So even Godrej Consumer Products is tapping this affluent rural consumer who have the money to splurge and are ready to try out new product categories which had been predominantly urban centric. Sunil Kataria, chief operating officer, sales and …