Economists argue that traditional higher education is like other service industries: because the product entails interaction with highly educated labor in small groups, it is difficult to raise productivity. As wages rise in the rest of the economy …

Though Obry concedes that Motion Products provides mechanical work for affluent people across the globe, he is uncomfortable with the term “super-rich” and says the majority of his clients are hard-working people who run successful companies and love …

One of them is cardiologist David Colquhoun, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Queensland and a member of the Australian Lifestyle Medicine Association. … If you're food insecure and living in a country like Somalia then …

Many of these will be products derived from or based on petrochemicals. A similar development is expected in India with its significant and increasingly affluent middle class population.” But China has ambitious plans of its own for its petrochemicals …

The luxury market inventory appears to be holding steady, as Manatee County had 162 luxury homes, priced at $1 million or more, in August, which is a 0.6 percent increase from last year, according to the latest data by Florida Realtors, and the county …

After a tough couple of decades for the 111-year-old luxury marque, a recent string of fresh and critically praised vehicles has Cadillac flashing a bit of swagger again. Its U.S. sales soared 29 percent through September, second among 40 brands …

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) — North Korea's imports of luxury goods have surged after Kim Jong-un took power, despite chronic food shortages plaguing the country, a South Korean lawmaker said Monday. According to Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun of the ruling …

While Abe's policies have lifted the stock market and spurred spending on luxury goods, overall retail sales have grown only tepidly since he was elected last year. A sales tax increase could also dent consumer spending once it takes effect in April …

The cost versus value proposition is alive and well among the affluent, Danziger said. “Just because people have a lot of money, doesn't mean they don't want deals. “Luxury consumers are smart and know how to find a deal; the idea that they're not is …