Investing.com – Gold futures tumbled to a three-month low on Friday, as hopes that U.S. lawmakers would reach a deal on the U.S debt ceiling impasse before the October 17 deadline reduced the safe-haven appeal of the precious metal. Some technical …

Why some billionaires believe money should not be left to kids. Friday, 11 October 2013 10:04. E-mail · Print. There was such a wonderful response from many readers to last week's column and so much interest generated in passing on good values to the …

Africa, the world's fastest growing emerging market, is now home to 55 billionaires, with an average net worth of $2.6bn. The price of oil topped $100 a barrel this year, up from $20 a barrel in early 2000, creating a new crop of African billionaires …

A philanthropic billionaire couple was so passionate about making sure the Head Start initiative — which provides educational programs for low-income children ages 3-5 — could stay open during the US government shutdown, they donated a huge sum of …

LAGOS – A pan-African magazine says Africa has many more billionaires than previously reported, 55 of them worth more than $143 billion — including a Nigerian said to be the richest black woman in the world. “Move over, Oprah!” Ventures Africa said in …

In an effort to increase home ownership by the less affluent during the 1990s, government policy encouraged Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase the flow of mortgage lending to low and moderate income areas and borrowers, including relaxing lending …

Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of investment management, asset and fund administration, banking solutions and fiduciary services for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals worldwide. Northern Trust, a …

For consumers, the public face of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is surely its popular complaint service. The Washington Post tried to find out who uses the service most to complain about mortgages. Here's what the Post learned: Although …

My father had a Dodge half-ton with a big board for a front bumper, which he used to push customer's cars back to the station for service when we couldn't get them started. Despite his business being located in an affluent part of town, the budget at …